Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [vb pp] out by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were most put out by the way they turned it down . ’ |
| 2 | Last week , I was told about a club that closed an hour and a half early because the organisers were so freaked out by the number of collapses . |
| 3 | There was a packed public gallery as the charges were formally read out by the court clerk . |
| 4 | But attempts by Markovic to implement a tight monetary policy were undermined by the secret printing in January 1991 of dinars with a face value equivalent to US$1,600 million by the Serbian authorities ; similar printings without federal authorization were also carried out by the Croatian , Macedonian and Montenegran authorities [ see also pp. 37866-67 ] . |
| 5 | These survived until about 8000 years ago , when they were probably wiped out by the first human settlers . |
| 6 | Many appeared to be visibly drunk at matches and were often thrown out by the police for this reason . |
| 7 | Major visitations were conscientiously carried out by the heralds or their deputes — assisted.by the sheriffs and their officers — for more than a hundred and forty years . |
| 8 | Where , for example , members of the patient 's social network were interviewed as part of the assessment process , these interviews were specifically carried out by the ASWs . |
| 9 | Opposition critics claimed that since the practice of making people " disappear " was mostly carried out by the military , the new law effectively granted it immunity from future prosecution and the power to abduct anyone with impunity . |
| 10 | Christopher Addison was unpopular because of his advanced social policy and he was eventually driven out by the Unionists . |
| 11 | Perhaps it was all drowned out by the howling dogs which are such a feature of the district . |
| 12 | The voice sounded faint and was soon drowned out by the rush and moan of the shells passing over . |
| 13 | The nuclear industry asked why all this was necessary when monitoring was already carried out by the CEGB itself , as well as by government departments . |
| 14 | This judgement was quickly born out by the refusal of union leaders to participate in " social pact " talks with the government and employers , viewing the talks as a device to avert the anticipated social protest over a economic austerity programme inherited from Cerezo . |
| 15 | This was also borne out by the inclusion of catalogues at the end of the book , looking very much like contributions from various nurseries and it is evident that those recommending the work did so with an eye to business . |
| 16 | When he had had his breakfast , he went to the shed , opened the door and was nearly knocked out by the overpowering smell . |
| 17 | He was particularly put out by the absence of a telephone . |
| 18 | But there was no time to rub two thoughts together before the square of light was partially blotted out by the Captain 's bulk . |
| 19 | This dimension to progressive thought was well brought out by the school of ‘ New Liberalism ’ which was associated in particular with T. H. Green and L. T. Hobhouse . |
| 20 | But as she sat beside Ven Gajdusek while the car rolled silently downhill and into Mariánské Láznë , and she recovered her normally even temper , she could n't have said that she was too put out by the experience . |
| 21 | A move by the player to contest the level and frequency of fines imposed on him by McLean was subsequently thrown out by the Scottish League Management Committee . |