Example sentences of "out [prep] [noun sg] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For example , as we shall see in Chapter 7 , the main response of successive governments to the growing prison numbers crisis from the 1960s to the 1990s was to provide a range of additional penal measures and then , out of deference to the principle of judicial independence , to rely on exhortation rather than legislative direction in an attempt to change the sentencing practice of the courts . |
| 32 | The co-pilot sits on a jump seat just aft of the pedestal , from where he operates all of the normal controls within reach , and indicates those out of reach to the instructor . |
| 33 | Jacobitism often grew out of disillusionment with developments which had happened since the Revolution , rather than out of opposition to the Revolution itself . |
| 34 | After paying entrance fees , they often found themselves out of pocket to the tune of £1,000 , just for the privilege of taking part . |
| 35 | All Iranian papers reported large turn-outs , despite evidence from the streets of Teheran that many did not vote , either out of hostility to the regime or apathy . |
| 36 | My shabby uniform soon became dirty and then dirtier , and once I was sent out of class to the matron by a teacher who complained of my general ‘ filthiness ’ . |
| 37 | ‘ . It remains a valetudinarian place , with baths a mile out of town to the east where plenty of people still go for treatment . |
| 38 | This is a beautiful section of the canal and will make an excellent route out of town to the south-west , as well as providing cycle access to Heriot-Watt campus . |
| 39 | Our discussion of single-parenthood , however , indicates that divorcees and single-parents do not remarry out of dedication to the institution . |
| 40 | Furthermore , as Tony Prosser has recently pointed out with reference to the Child Poverty Action Group 's ( CFAG 's ) social welfare test cases , there is always the danger that ‘ successful test cases which threaten established policy , especially by increasing expenditure , will meet with quick nullification by legislative or administrative action ’ ( Prosser , 1983 , p. 74 ) . |
| 41 | If we consider Out with respect to the conception of metaphor examined above , the desperate sputterings of the main character can be seen as active or ‘ verbal ’ in their metaphoric function : his discourse mobilizes and metaphorizes all others and has only tenuous links with any reality outside its field of operation . |
| 42 | Food should be put out from autumn to the end of winter , but not in spring and summer . |
| 43 | ‘ There 's nothing wrong with me ! ’ he cried out in response to the head 's question . |
| 44 | There are grypesh out in force to the north . ’ |
| 45 | As Hold away ( 1979 ) points out in relation to the teaching of reading , there is a set of universal conditions which facilitate success , and these need to be applied even more meticulously in the case of children who are experiencing difficulties . |
| 46 | Yet , as Mary Ainsworth ( 1969 ) points out in relation to the concept of attachment between mother and child ( monkeys included ) , a mental or physiological condition can be said to be present even when it is not visible in behaviour . |
| 47 | The other worked as a ‘ runner ’ or delivery man , for a large dealer and was paid out in heroin to the tune of 2 grams a day which he began to consume . |
| 48 | Far out to sea to the west I saw the bright lights of the Athens boat . |
| 49 | Mr Kinnock argued that most pay structures were not worked out by reference to the lowest-paid . |