Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [verb] out " in BNC.
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| 1 | A café curtain is an ideal way of giving privacy if you are overlooked , or for blocking out an unwanted view , as this type of curtain covers the lower half of the window permanently , leaving the top half uncovered . |
| 2 | Phonics involves making the appropriate noises for particular symbols : it is , by definition , about reading aloud , or about finding out what a word is by saying it . |
| 3 | ‘ He does n't approve of satisfying one 's curiosity or of seeking out the notorious . |
| 4 | Or of finding out . ’ |
| 5 | But ( as we said before in another connection ) even much of natural scientific activity does not conform to this model , is not so much concerned with explanation but with taxonomy , for example , or with finding out how things work , looking for things , and so on . |
| 6 | She complained of being prevented from helping in the house — ‘ You 'll tire yourself out ’ — or from going out in cold weather , and above all , of not being taken seriously . |
| 7 | However , the significance of the above cases is not confined to activities not in the nature of commercial ventures or to the past or to contracting out by government . |
| 8 | The errors are likely to be most significant during the initiation of climb or descent , or on levelling out following a change in pitch attitude . |
| 9 | Could he not withdraw the promise on finding himself in straitened circumstances , or on falling out with P , or because she had married a wealthy man ? suppose then that D's promise is to pay the money ’ so long as you remain unmarried . ’ |
| 10 | The failure properly to deal with troublesome residues among the masses , such as by allowing circulation of elites or by meting out violence where appropriate , may lead to the growth of ‘ Paretian tension ’ in the masses , civil unrest , revolution and ultimately the entire replacement of the decadent elite by a new governing elite . |
| 11 | If you are sitting in a very large house on your own , which is draining away your resources because it still has mortgage payments to be met and it takes a lot of money to heat and light every year , you must seriously consider cashing in on your assets by moving to a smaller house that eliminates your mortgage and cuts down on running costs , or by taking out an annuity on your house . |
| 12 | Devising a sensitive scheme for the immediate follow-up of absentees , either , for example , by telephoning home or by sending out letters to parents/guardians |
| 13 | You could find someone outside the family to help you cope , perhaps by suggesting ways to relax or manage stress , or by sorting out practical problems . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , the Secretary of State for the Environment is empowered to ‘ charge cap ’ local authorities , either by setting a universal limit or by singling out those authorities whose levels of Community Charge he or she considers excessive . |
| 15 | They can make reasonable efforts by examining existing information or by carrying out a canvass . |
| 16 | We can approach this question by writing computer programs to do a similar job , or by finding out what is the minimum information we need in order to perceive something . |
| 17 | Mack McLarty , his chief of staff , seems to have imposed his will neither on the business of generating ideas nor on working out how to implement them . |
| 18 | Higher quality printers should be acquired for the heavy-duty work involved in printing out student theses in the third year , and for printing out graphic output from garden design software , which should be purchased from 1993/94 . |
| 19 | There must be mechanism for identifying persons in need and for reaching out to those willing to participate ; it may also at times be necessary to reach out to those who do not wish to participate but are at risk of harm to themselves or others . |
| 20 | A new London Bus Executive will be responsible for bus-stops , stands and stations and for contracting out socially necessary services . |
| 21 | Each cell is a unit : it contains genes in the form of DNA , which determine what form the cell will take ; and it contains machinery for protecting and for carrying out the ‘ instructions ’ of those genes . |
| 22 | You are responsible for maximising performance by supporting and developing your people and for carrying out the full range of managerial duties and checks as prescribed . |
| 23 | Can people who read it believe it to be objective and thorough when those who prepared it did not consult the agency that has the statutory responsibility for preparing flood prevention plans and for carrying out works to prevent flooding ? |
| 24 | The rationale for school self-evaluation is that the most effective means of improving the quality of the education provided by schools is to give them the responsibility for reviewing their own performance and for carrying out any reforms which seem necessary in consequence . |
| 25 | It will involve more members with decision making taken by those who are responsible for reporting back to the members and for carrying out the effects of such responsibilities . |
| 26 | He claimed the centre is structured to provide the necessary balance for training and for carrying out economic evaluations of medicines . |
| 27 | For gathering reference material and for working out ideas in sketch form it is hard to imagine a more convenient and practical medium . |
| 28 | Shrouded in snow and shivering with cold , I arrive at the door of the friary , and after calling out for a long time , the brother porter gets up and asks : ‘ Who is it ? ’ |
| 29 | then said that he found other difficulties in Lord Roskill 's speech in Reg. v. Morris , and after setting out the facts of the case and quoting a long passage from that speech , at p. 332 , and also the answer to the certified question he continued , at pp. 283–284 : |
| 30 | Photography would n't let him go , however , and after serving out his apprenticeship with various studios he went freelance , working to commission and supplying picture libraries with travel shots . |