Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] out [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knows the kinds of places she likes to work , sleep and eat in , and will instinctively seek out the right type of office , hotel , or restaurant . |
| 2 | Recommendations were made that would eventually phase out the broad gauge . |
| 3 | Do n't entirely rule out the ultimate staging of a joint men 's and women 's event . |
| 4 | I can only point out the immoral lifestyle that accompanied his profession and the evidence of spiritual deceit . |
| 5 | A sociology of the unconscious would not only point out the unintended consequences of social action , where these are grasped and comprehended in terms of conscious intentions which are then misunderstood , or reinterpreted , by other groups within the social relationships , and which result in outcomes which neither the original intender nor the others could have foreseen . |
| 6 | Another issue , which commentators are keen to see debated widely , is the question of whether the Institute can effectively carry out the dual roles of protecting the interests of both the public and its members . |
| 7 | I WAS delighted that Newcastle City Council leader Jeremy Beecham will not bail out the ailing Newcastle United FC ( Echo Jan 15 ) . |
| 8 | Although police in subsequent statements inclined towards a simple robbery motive ( the killer stole Fr Men 's briefcase ) , they did not rule out a political motive . |
| 9 | I do not rule out a Labour government , pinned down by a narrow majority , seeking to enact at least some of its social legislation through a supportive EC . |
| 10 | A good beginning does not rule out a calamitous ending : that is the way of war . |
| 11 | But the Chancellor said in a series of television and radio interviews that he did not believe in ‘ trying to play silly games , political games ’ — and he would not rule out a further increase if it became necessary . |
| 12 | His three marriage break-ups have been traumatic , but he does not rule out a fourth attempt . |
| 13 | But this does not rule out a high response to real wage changes which are thought to be temporary : for example , suppliers of labour may well want to take advantage of a temporarily high real wage by supplying more labour , taking leisure ( that is , supplying less labour ) when the real wage has fallen back . |
| 14 | Reports in mid-October suggested , however , that US and United Kingdom investigators still believed that the new evidence did not rule out the original assumption that the attack had been ordered by Iran and Syria in revenge for the accidental shooting down in July 1988 in the Gulf of an Iranian airbus by the USS Vincennes , when 290 people were killed [ see pp. 36169-70 ; 37898 ] . |
| 15 | Almost — but I could just make out a narrow stretch half-way over where the water flowed smooth and fast with each swell . |
| 16 | Along it , Theodora could just make out a lone rider heading back to the stable . |
| 17 | The drop down to half-moon Rhossili Bay below me was almost sheer , and the sea was striped with shimmering blue and white as endlessly long parallel lines of surf moved in slow motion towards the expanse of sand , on which I could just make out a few figures as tiny specks . |
| 18 | Blanche could just make out a flabby shape in the back seat . |
| 19 | Robert could just make out a thin line of boys struggling through the trees at the edge of the horizon . |
| 20 | It even had a name , he could just make out the tiny print . |
| 21 | As he gazed out , down the enormous length of the ship , he could just make out the dark outline against the lighter sea , and the rectangular shapes of the deck-covered containers . |
| 22 | Between the ranks of bared heads ( one or another of which would occasionally turn to take a quick glance of inspection at his own face ) he could just make out the graceful figure of Mrs Wright herself , kneeling on a hassock in front of the table . |
| 23 | Straining his eyes , he could just make out the two boxes which were stacked in the far corner of the room and a picture frame which was propped up against them . |
| 24 | He could just make out the two rows of cottages and the fields beyond them . |
| 25 | To her right , as her eyes adjusted to the faint lifting of the darkness , she could just make out the first steps of the spiral tower staircase . |
| 26 | By peering hard in the same direction , I could just make out the faint flicker of a distant plane . |
| 27 | Yes , through the gloom she could just make out the dried-up fountain in the middle of it , and , straight ahead , the huge studded doors of a church . |
| 28 | He lifted his head and , in the semi-darkness , she could just make out the wry smile that touched the corners of his mouth . |
| 29 | Through the middle kitchen window he could just make out the open gate , the wooden ramp covering the steps and the first huge saddle-back sow ambling down into the yard . |
| 30 | It was clear enough for Gareth to just make out the gaunt shapes of the drilling platforms on the north-eastern horizon . |