Example sentences of "[verb] out where the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was easy to pin-point the period of time within which the theft must have occurred , and not too difficult — was it ? — to find out where the great majority of you had been during the crucial forty-five minutes .
2 Pupils with little or no sight need the opportunity to explore the classroom , not only for reasons of access and safety but also to find out where the key activities take place and where the objects needed for their work and play are kept .
3 I think I 'll devote my spare time to some sleuthing , to find out where the handsome Miguel really comes from . ’
4 For the most part it made use of trackways already established and ancient , though it is possible that new pieces of track were trampled out where the direct line required it .
5 Anne remembers sleeping seven to a bed but at ninety-six years of age was still puzzling out where the eighth member of the troupe ended up .
6 You can also request a free nursery catalogue and find out where the nearest Tomy stockist is in your area .
7 I promised to have a look at the dig and point out where the tessellated pavement should be .
8 During the weeks before the project began , their main tasks were , firstly , informing themselves about dementia and the needs of dementia sufferers and their relatives ( by reading , by talking to service-providers , dementia sufferers and their carers , and by visiting other similar care initiatives such as those in Liverpool and Oxford ) ; they also informed themselves about the action areas where they would be working ( finding out where the elderly people lived , what services were available , the individuals who provided them ) ; secondly , they informed others about the new project by visiting social services department teams , health authority staff , voluntary organisations , and general practitioners .
9 A headmaster friend told me recently that he had burst into a classroom mistakenly thinking some pupils were up to no good , only to discover it was drama ; and I recall one of my own students , in playing the role of a prisoner-of-war camp commandant berating the ‘ prisoners ’ and warning them that he had ways of finding out where the missing prisoner was if he did n't own up , was somewhat taken aback to hear the voice of the school caretaker call from the other end of the drama hall , ‘ There 's a boy here , Mr. Ainscough , skulking by this radiator ’ !
10 The memorandum may also address any conflict of interest issues and set out where the perceived responsibilities ( and , therefore , risks ) lie .
11 ‘ I 'm going to send Marler to Finland to nose around and see if he can find out where the missing men have vanished to .
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