Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] out [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Bosnia , the Yugoslav army yesterday seized control of the town of Visegrad and began enforcing military rule after stamping out pockets of resistance by Muslims , Belgrade radio said . |
| 2 | It accused Mr Mandela of carrying out acts of sabotage on dates when he was in prison . |
| 3 | A junior with a big interest in meeting people [ according to his Appraisal ] was given the task of setting out packs of account opening cards , Special Savings forms and passbooks and a couple of credit card application forms for good measure . |
| 4 | The 18 de Marzo refinery , on the city 's outskirts , had been responsible for pumping out emissions of carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) , sulphur dioxide ( SO2 ) and benzene , along with other pollutants . |
| 5 | In both cases they were probably fixed with cut mails , which are notorious for pulling out chunks of masonry , let alone plaster . |
| 6 | You children helped in dishing out plates of curry and rice every day . |
| 7 | Robert had seen the development in varying stages , and had assisted in shipping out tons of building materials , but it was four months since he had been to Barbados and a lot of progress had been made since then . |
| 8 | The task force will concentrate on rooting out theft of trade secrets and high-tech components , particularly integrated circuits . |
| 9 | Children came to laugh at the animals as they rocked autistically or broke into tantrums ; creatures accustomed to marking out miles of territory in a single day were now constrained to prowl and circle in a few narrow yards . |
| 10 | Skilbeck , in commenting upon the progress of the national frameworks , suggests that in addition to setting out areas of knowledge , understanding and human activity firmly and clearly , the various kinds of learning experiences and learning situations also need defining . |
| 11 | Knowledge Adventure is very good at throwing out nuggets of information , and placing them into some sort of context . |
| 12 | I wandered into the wholesale office of a big tobacco factory , and found myself in a dark panelled Victorian world of snuff counters , old polished scales for weighing out ounces of baccy and a snug with settle chairs . |
| 13 | The child involved the mother at home in the project by hunting out scraps of fabric , discussing what they were , then bringing back home the finished house . |
| 14 | This unit had been set up originally to refine the art of specific writing for Television ; either by seeking out works of literature suitable for adaption , or by commissioning new material and applying it to the ‘ TV-writing art form ’ . |
| 15 | Make flags for the buoys and boat by cutting out triangles of paper , one large and two small . |