Example sentences of "he [vb past] out [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He passed out top in the Foreign Office entrance exam after Oxford and began work in Whitehall on the European Political Co-operation desk , ironically named given that at that time General de Gaulle was thwarting Britain 's European ambitions . |
| 2 | He came out top in the mechanical engineering section of the competition , run by CAD User magazine . |
| 3 | His back window was starred where the bullet had entered so he knocked out part of the pane to give clear vision as he feared the car might be followed by other gunmen . |
| 4 | He put out food for the rabbits , but not too near the warren . |
| 5 | The other five he spread out flat at the bottom of the executive case . |