Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] out [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And they are refusing to pay out on the late flood of bets until the official inquiry is complete .
2 ‘ There are an increasing number of executives looking to break out of the corporate hierarchy , ’ he said .
3 ‘ There are an increasing number of executives looking to break out of the corporate hierarchy and run their own business and it appears that MBIs are catching up with MBOs as a method of achieving that goal . ’
4 We are left with the fun loving ( overgrown kids ) and the ‘ I am not going to miss out on the fun ’ brigade .
5 Chairman I , I , I am and some of my colleagues a little confused on this paper , erm and I really ask that I , I understood that when we discussed this last , erm that the , the minor work which was one , one debated , erm was going to be increased to two million and that two million er , two million spend was going to come out of the existing budget , I 'm not quite sure from this whether it is or it is n't , could you explain ?
6 ‘ Flaming June ’ , people muttered bitterly amid the cascades of rain , and the thought of the poor men who must be waiting to set out across the choppy Channel in their small boats to fight a bloody battle on the other side made me feel cold and sick .
7 But I do n't speak French or Arabic so I 'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb .
8 We are all frightened that fossil fuels are going to run out in the foreseeable future , and I wonder if i could ask you about one or two possibilities .
9 LINFORD Christie will quit athletics in two years ' time — aiming to bow out as the undisputed No 1 sprinter in the world .
10 LINFORD Christie will quit athletics in two years ' time — aiming to bow out as the undisputed No 1 sprinter in the world , writes David Harrison .
11 Something brown was fighting to get out of the bright green of the marsh .
12 The story seems to have been largely missed , but Philips Electronics NV is planning to pull out of the personal computer business as part of its latest restructuring , which will see 5,000 jobs go from its consumer electronics operations worldwide this year , Het Financieele Dagblad reported .
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