Example sentences of "[noun] was [adj] [verb] out the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( iii ) The occupier must take reasonable steps to check that the contractor was competent to carry out the work . |
| 2 | Gerry Crawley , a NALGO finance spokesman , said the council was prepared to sit out the strike , but that stance was creating a nightmare scenario for the tax which would take years to clear up . |
| 3 | During the inquiry , Lord Romsey promised he would spend £9m on urgent restoration work on his estate , but that the income from visitors to Broadlands was insufficient to carry out the renovations . |
| 4 | Owen was able to pick out the speaker . |
| 5 | Welcoming Darlington Tory candidate Michael Fallon to Prodescon 's new offices , director Malcolm Palmer was keen to point out the blue carpeting and wallpaper gracing the new building as proof positive of the his own , if not the company 's , political leanings . |
| 6 | That the Thatcher Government was able to spin out the dispute into a second year was seen by many as an indication that teachers were somewhat irresponsible . |
| 7 | The long period of housing the stock meant that the farmer was able to carry out the necessary work in the mornings and evenings . |
| 8 | He looked across the field cum river bank in the general direction of civilisation , and with the aid of the moonlight was able to make out the familiar gables of the Blue Boar , a hundred yards away . |