Example sentences of "he [verb] out on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reid , who lost winning positions on the final day in the Masters and the US PGA , was beaten 3 and 2 and when he bowed out on the 34th green he was nine under par for the day . |
| 2 | But he lost out on the First Division title because he was reluctant to strengthen the team . |
| 3 | Now he sets out on the second stage of the journey , with Sarai , his childless wife , and his nephew Lot . |
| 4 | He is a great example to anyone who has a setback and it is marvellous to hear how he has put adversity behind him as he sets out on the long slog round the tough pro circuit once again . |
| 5 | He spoke out on the last day of Labour 's Scottish conference in Inverness , which ended with the party in better spirits than organisers could have dared hope even a week ago . |
| 6 | He struck out on the diked path that sheltered a corn-field from the sea wind . |
| 7 | And he accepts that he set out on the lonely road to stardom too early in life . |
| 8 | He set out on the infamous traverse , then decided I was not up to it and we must engineer a retreat . |