Example sentences of "[vb infin] out [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it has to be something good , or it will just fizzle out like a damp squib and you 'll feel worse than ever . ’ |
| 2 | Whilst I stand to be corrected , it may well have been this greasy property which made the finish dry out with a khaki tone . |
| 3 | The loading had made him break out in a terrible sweat and perspiration ran down his forehead into his eyes . |
| 4 | A low rumble of thunder made her skin break out in a fine rash of goosepimples , and Julius glanced at her sharply as he noticed them . |
| 5 | The fire did not break out in a deserted building in the middle of nowhere in the wee small hours of the morning . |
| 6 | Finally , one look at the South Africans ' itinerary for the next six months — tests against Romania , Italy , then New Zealand , Australia , France and England — is enough to make you break out in a cold sweat . |
| 7 | From this room she could see out through a wide window into a dense stand of woodland , which seemed to crowd together , not quite hiding a track leading to a small cave . |
| 8 | Keeping a car fully maintained at your local cost-a-lot garage can work out at a small fortune — and it never ends . |
| 9 | Of course , very often garments require a number of stitches that do not work out at a neat number of pattern repeats , so you do n't HAVE to much patterns at side seams . |
| 10 | And we made all these points clear to them , we also very much drew their drew their attention to making sure that any rules or advice they gave , did actually work out in an equal opportunity way . |
| 11 | Now we need an optimistic accountant , can somebody look out for an optimistic accountant |
| 12 | INVESTORS in Scottish Power can splash out on an extra bottle of scotch to celebrate hogmanay . |
| 13 | He did not stick out like a sore thumb — the drawback of most Englishmen , and he spoke French fluently . |
| 14 | When buying take into account the ease with which the tube can be changed ; safety ; weather or waterproofness ; size of the pond ; and whether the unit can be tucked neatly away — or will stick out like a sore thumb . |
| 15 | Secondly , I 'd make the land around the barn blend and unify with the surrounding area ; it would merge with and reinforce the horizon beyond — harmonise rather than stick out like a sore thumb . ’ |
| 16 | If it lived up to its name , she thought , it should stick out like a sore thumb among the warm , yellowish stone of the other buildings . |
| 17 | This development here , as you approach from Farnsfield , if you look at the angle of the position on site , will be clearly visible and it will create the impression that it is it is one single house , because they are so close together they will stick out like a sore thumb . |
| 18 | I glanced down at the limb I was illustratively wiggling , only to find an involuntary erection making my trousers stick out like an accusing finger . |
| 19 | On the gain side we might find that a choice which seems very attractive does actually miss out on an important priority . |
| 20 | Such teachers , marking students ' work with , say , the grades A , B , C , D , F , will set out with a predetermined grade-distribution in mind . |
| 21 | The second type of mutation is at Phe65 , the side chain that must rotate out of a hydrophobic pocket in the apoprotein to allow SAM to bind . |
| 22 | Heston 's the only man who could drop out of a cubic moon — he 's so square [ very hip talk for 1964 ! ] . |
| 23 | ‘ My colleagues and I will be very interested , ’ he said sourly , ‘ to know what kind of propaganda that red magazine you work for can make out of an international survey of prospective parents . ’ |
| 24 | ( Yet again it must be said — an argument which does not directly arise out of a golden thread approach but which is pertinent here — the two passages in the new testament which speak of women 's subordination both rely on the Genesis account of creation and fall , an account no longer valid in a post-Darwinian age . ) |
| 25 | The first submission by Mr. Ashworth was that a public nuisance can not arise out of a lawful act , whatever its consequences , and as what is complained of here , namely heavy goods vehicles being driven along Medway and Bridge Roads , is a lawful act , no public nuisance can arise . |
| 26 | While a barred fish is inconspicuous against a striped , mottled , or blotched background such as vegetation , stones , roots etc , or areas of light and shade , a white , yellow , or orange fish will stand out as a sitting target for any passing predator . |
| 27 | Len 's mop of unruly fair hair always made him stand out in a crowded goalmouth but , even over 30 years later , he continues to stand out in the memories of Palace fans who saw him play for our club . |
| 28 | Well it may , it may stand out like a sore thumb , yeah . |
| 29 | ‘ He can only drive a specially-adapted car and that would stand out like a sore thumb if he was moving about doing something related to terrorism ’ , Mrs Drumgoole said . |
| 30 | Clearly she could not go out through a locked door — so where is she ? ’ |