Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] out a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Almost — but I could just make out a narrow stretch half-way over where the water flowed smooth and fast with each swell .
2 Along it , Theodora could just make out a lone rider heading back to the stable .
3 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 .
4 Blanche could just make out a flabby shape in the back seat .
5 Robert could just make out a thin line of boys struggling through the trees at the edge of the horizon .
6 Even if there is no suspected infestation , these firms will usually carry out a no-cost survey , often recommending a precautionary treatment ( and guarantee ) .
7 Curiously , when you ask them how they would react to deletion of the procedure of inviting criticism of their draft reports from the regulations , their response is along the lines of : ‘ If we were not required to do it we would probably carry out a similar course of action unofficially in order to ensure that we had not missed an important point . ’
8 It will also carry out a year-long research project into pupils ' choices at 16 for Staffordshire County Council .
9 They can also try out a wide range of software and printers .
10 In the dim upper reaches of the roof , she could now make out a cylindrical object with a dulled metallic glint .
11 The light gradually faded , allowing a clearer view of the craft — Bash could now make out a thin outline , a panel or … a door !
12 She felt as though she had regained consciousness in a hospital bed after some physical calamity , that because of injury and loss she must now map out a new existence for herself .
13 We could vaguely make out a few buildings as we caught the bubble up to La Saulire , and then headed down into Courchevel .
14 The trainer would then shout out a random number , for example , six .
15 The Environmental Health Officer will however carry out a Financial Test of resources to determine how much , if anything , you are expected to pay towards the ‘ reasonable ’ costs .
16 The application of such an idea would certainly select out a countable set of circles whose rotatory motions correspond precisely to the right multiple of the angular momentum quantum .
17 ‘ I also see that we 're about as alike as chalk and cheese , because I would never sell out a whole species for the wrongs of one group .
18 Perhaps she could actually pick out a suitable house and rob it ?
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