Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] out to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and Mum were moved out to the new estate . |
| 2 | The British staff at Culham were pointing out to the eminent scientists that they are paid less than their colleagues from fourteen other European countries working alongside them . |
| 3 | Two engines from Weeley and Clacton were called out to the reported barn fire just before 8 pm , but they soon realised they would need reinforcements , including the rescue tender from Colchester . |
| 4 | Mr. Gow : While recognising the undoubted right of all members of the General Synod to deeply held views for or against the policies of the present Government , would it be helpful if my right Hon. Friend were to point out to the General Synod that its reputation would be enhanced if its members , when in Synod , devoted more time to matters spiritual than to matter political ? |
| 5 | In London every magistrates ' court and police station had a collecting box and proceeds were dealt out to the needy , often those appearing on charges . |
| 6 | They were allowed out to the ground-floor cloakroom under tactful escort , and had been told they could telephone home from the library . |
| 7 | This frank proposal for unparliamentary taxation was accepted by the King , and orders were sent out to the appointed commissioners in January . |
| 8 | The first set in each pair were sent out to the participating schools in October and November 1985 , and the second parallel set in February 1986 . |
| 9 | ‘ They were togged out to the nines . ’ |
| 10 | At that first hearing in Orkney , on the seventh day after the removal of their children , the allegations of lewd and libidinous behaviour with ritual music and dance were read out to the stunned parents . |
| 11 | It was pointed out to the young man that Philip was the chairman of CUM . |
| 12 | When it was pointed out to the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) that his taxes would rise , the right hon. and learned Gentleman seemed surprised : what the right hon. and learned Gentleman said , in effect , was that taxes under Labour would ’ only ’ rise higher than those in any other G7 country — lower , perhaps , than taxes in Albania , but higher than those of all our competitors . |
| 13 | It was pointed out to the Special Branch man behind the screen that the police team investigating the murders had no knowledge of his information and he was asked why he had not passed it to them . |
| 14 | ‘ A great deal of time and effort has gone into ensuring that all materials and finishes co-ordinate effectively and that the work was carried out to the highest possible standards , befitting a grand old Bank , ’ said Tony Caroli , Property Project Manager . |
| 15 | At last when the man 's legs were freed and he too was carried out to the waiting ambulance , Rachel stood up and flexed her cramped muscles . |
| 16 | After a critical and commercial drubbing was dealt out to the last SCRITTI POLITTI album , GREEN GARTSIDE ran to the hills to lick his wounds . |
| 17 | It was then that the private ambulance arrived from the clinic on the outskirts of the city , and Ahn was stretchered out to the waiting vehicle . |
| 18 | Here at Halling from 1820–30 , £80 5 7 was paid out to the poor at an average of 2/ per week . |
| 19 | The two reportedly denied reports that they had left their London hotel to attend the Palestine National Council ( PNC ) meeting in Algiers in September [ see pp. 38453-54 ] , and the PLO news agency Wafa on Sept. 26 said that they had not attended the PLO meeting in person , but had sent a message which was read out to the political committee . |