Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] out " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made some weak excuse when she telephoned to break the appointment , but she knew perfectly well that she was apprehensive about going out in case the weather changed and it began to rain . |
| 2 | ‘ She 's really upset about falling out with Bert . |
| 3 | The Scottish Nationalists , already blaming Labour for holding out false hopes of victory to the Scottish people , will resort to extremism which will dent their increasingly respectable image . |
| 4 | get going , walk ; Oliver Twist guesses that it must be ‘ French for going out ’ , OT 9 . |
| 5 | It was assumed that schools would be using the materials and theme for about twelve periods a week for six weeks , as Miss Garnett noted : " This is probably as long as the steam stays in a theme for this age , and nobody should feel embarrassed about pulling out of it quicker if it seems right to do so " ( Leicester/Leicestershire Curriculum Development Project 1970 : I ) . |
| 6 | Remember that penalties imposed during the main bout carry forwards into the extension , so if you have had a warning in the bout proper for stepping out , and then immediately incur a half-point penalty during the sudden-death , your opponent wins . |
| 7 | The Government is fond of pointing out that output rose 20% between 1981 and 1991 , but it is setting the starting point in the trough of a recession to suit itself . |
| 8 | Hand picking may not be the fastest way to harvest , but as Ernest and Julio are fond of pointing out , it provides the best start a wine can have . |
| 9 | As Levi-Strauss was to argue , different histories have different temporalities : the time scales of the sciences do not work at the same pace as other forms of history : they have their own dynamic , their own rhythm , their own times , sometimes fast , sometimes slow , that do not operate by the ordinary round of the year ; Bachelard was fond of pointing out that from a scientific point of view the ten years from 1920 to 1930 were as long an era as the previous five hundred . |
| 10 | But it was not the same as any of them , and could not seriously be dismissed as anti-black or anti-woman by anyone who took the trouble to find out the facts ; after all , as FAMILY was fond of pointing out , one of its founders was a woman of Pakistani origin ! |
| 11 | ‘ But my father always taught me never to be afraid of pointing out the obvious . |
| 12 | They may be worried about how to be gay , but far fewer of them are as desperate not to be and though they may be afraid of reaching out to the gay world , mostly they know it exists . |
| 13 | I said it 's about time somebody started on these kids I mean the been a television programme this morning about people living in their homes afraid of going out because they 're getting molested and and robbed , and one thing and another ! |
| 14 | She was afraid of running out of time before she got to the point . |
| 15 | They were much less concerned with the details or wider context of future activities , and much more interested in trying out ideas in practice before moving on to further planning . |
| 16 | ‘ Who are Farthingdales interested in buying out ? |
| 17 | If you are interested in sending out gif 's over the network , be careful about the picture sizes ! |
| 18 | I have yet to come across a police officer who is not interested in stamping out racism . ’ |
| 19 | Palace are themselves interested in splashing out £2 million on Wimbledon 's Terry Phelan . |
| 20 | Those interested in seeking out something special , however , will find this flat-topped and apparently featureless headland — one of many within South Pembrokeshire 's Castlemartin artillery range — plays host to several of the finest climbs and some of the very best rock to be found in the area . |
| 21 | Second thing was that having covered absolutely everything she was n't any estate , or at least did n't appear to be any so the surviving spouse was n't very interested in taking out a grant anyway cos it was n't going to get him any funds , so we then have the job of doing what 's called debarring him and basically he renounced his right to be of the administrator and we then had to go under the rules to find the next person which was one of the specific beneficiaries I E the sons . |
| 22 | The countryside officers running the project are keen to hear from anyone who is interested in helping out . |
| 23 | I let it be known I was n't really interested in going out again , and hoped they 'd get the message — that I was finished with it . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 've had businesses and lots of youth groups contacting me extremely interested in going out in the boat . |
| 25 | I wonder if they 'd be interested in putting out a revised edition ? ’ |
| 26 | In a country still torn between two rivals for sovereignty , and plagued by numerous uncommitted lords more interested in carving out kingdoms of their own , wise men observed their hospitable duties and opened their houses to all , but waited to examine credentials before opening their minds . |
| 27 | Ring them , or better still go to see them all , and ask if they are interested in carrying out the survey , how much they charge and when they can do it . |
| 28 | Local higher education departments could often be interested in carrying out interviews — a bookseller 's own staff would not be trained in the techniques and would inevitably be biased . |
| 29 | Anyone interested in finding out more about the Air Step should contact Powersport International Ltd , Bridgend Industrial Estate , Queens Road , Bridgend , Mid Glamorgan CF31 3UE . |
| 30 | In 1968 , the American embryologist , John Saunders , was interested in finding out whether this cell death was programmed early on , or whether it was dependent on interactions with the surrounding cells . |