Example sentences of "and [verb] out the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we get up , the weight of our bodies compresses these discs and squeezes out the extra fluid . |
| 2 | I saw the barrels begin to spin and that 's when I snatched up Barry and whipped out the trusty Smith and West Wittering . |
| 3 | The eternal westerly swell rolled lazily across our wake and wiped out the last trace of our intrusion . |
| 4 | ‘ Your lot are slinging up tower-block hotels all round the coast and stamping out the olive groves . |
| 5 | Then I returned to the tinker camp and sought out the same woman . |
| 6 | At the girls ' establishment where she had been sent at huge expense to learn music and French and to carry out the ornate disciplines conceived by the headmistress — including communal teeth-washing in the gardens , winter and summer , and then communal gargling into the rosebeds , which the headmistress regarded as a form of manure-spreading — the pain was put down to growing too fast . |
| 7 | One occasion was when my daughter , who I had suspected was a better reader than she had ever let on , casually picked up The Wind in the Willows while I was unpacking after a house-move , and read out the first page with great expression and hardly any mistakes . |
| 8 | This placed obstacles in the way of their meeting with any regularity , causing Davis resentment and bringing out the ugly side of his nature . |
| 9 | When you have finished — it might take five minutes or five hours — look through your notes and pick out the central themes . |
| 10 | So , with ‘ fly away Peter ’ you lift up your left hand and , as your fingers go out of sight behind your ears , you put away your index finger and bring out the second finger . |
| 11 | Hence they throw into relief and bring out the significant aspects of the phenomenon in question . |
| 12 | Add a dash of spice to your cooking and bring out the full flavour . |
| 13 | Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food , and all rely on smell to supplement their taste buds and bring out the full flavour of food , as anyone with a heavy cold will know . |
| 14 | Lacking axes or crampons we 'd kicked steps up the snowy approach gully the afternoon before and checked out the devious ladders and chains forming the descent from the summit . |
| 15 | He opened his coat and got out the ten-shilling note from his wallet and the coins from his trouser pocket . |
| 16 | If it does , it will hunch its back and push out the other eggs . |
| 17 | Complying with her appeal , Dada abandoned his kedgeree and , sucking his moustache inwards always with him a sign of annoyance he picked up the viburnum , still with its precious burden , opened the bottom sash of a long window , and flung out the double butterfly as viciously as if it had been a slug in the salad . |
| 18 | Pupils are helped to work out the rules and patterns for themselves and to try out the new language forms . |
| 19 | In keeping with these objectives departments were ‘ called upon to examine the way they managed all aspects of their programmes and to work out the best pattern of managerial responsibility , financial accounting and control ’ ( ibid. , para. 14 ) . |
| 20 | It is difficult to know whether FDI would take place without incentives and to work out the actual cost to the people of the tax remissions and infrastructural investments made by the host governments of the countries where TNCs enjoy these privileges . |
| 21 | Do n't be concerned with the feeling that nothing is " sinking in " but do try and seek out the main points . |
| 22 | Turn seed-heads upside down and tap out the tiny seeds on to white paper , so they are clearly visible . |
| 23 | By the way — ’ She opened her bag and drew out the incriminating tape , which she put down on the round antique table which stood at the centre of the hall . |
| 24 | He reached under the saddle a second time and drew out the steel-tipped phallus that was attached by a chain to the pommel . |
| 25 | He reached into the drawer beneath the table and drew out the transparent template , then laid it down over the shaded area . |
| 26 | Place these over the red icing and cut out the various sides . |
| 27 | This rapid growth has been achieved by dint of strong and imaginative leadership pushing the firm into new areas , reflecting an almost evangelical aim to break down the old-boy network and cut out the dead wood from British industry . |
| 28 | The air carried a reviving chill which Forester reinforced with a couple of splashing handfuls of cold stream water which made the skin of his face sing and drove out the dull ache behind his eyes . |
| 29 | Looking at those lists provides interesting reading and bears out the used-car trade 's view that having a lead-only car could prove to be a liability . |
| 30 | Richard had already been remarked as the kind of small boy enchanted by small girls and deaf to the ridicule of his peers on the matter ; on this occasion he watched Victoria twist her curls around her fingers in motionless fascination for ten minutes , then followed her for the rest of the afternoon , fetching drinks and finding seats , carrying her favourite blue rabbit when she dropped it and picking out the choicest pieces of bread and butter for her at tea . |