Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] out " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't swim , so that left her with only two options : she could stay where she was and wait for whoever was lurking there to reach out of the darkness — but with her nature that was unthinkable — or she could run the gauntlet . |
| 2 | I 'd never be so desperate for you , Travis McKenna , that I 'd stoop so low ! ’ she cried and pushed herself to her feet , wanting only to get out of there . |
| 3 | Pausing only to straighten out the stripes on his drip-dry polyester-mix Marks & Spencer executive shirt , Brian will respond with a jaunty , ‘ Proceed ! ’ |
| 4 | The beauty of these words can not entirely hide a sense of suggested differentness , of an essential something so far held back but pushing now to get out . |
| 5 | Weissman carried on courageously with a complex but fascinating lecture on RNA splicing , ignoring the loud hubbub and intermittent squawks from his own microphone , and pausing often to wait out an eruption of roars and whistles from next door . |
| 6 | ‘ And they see us — and seeing us garbed thus , they grow ever more surly , refusing now to carry out all but the most basic tasks . |
| 7 | Many valuable training experiences can be arranged within a single school or agency , or by a group of teachers from different schools meeting regularly to carry out an agreed task . |
| 8 | ‘ The boys are naturally worried and they have been phoning home to find out more about the situation , ’ Mathur said . |
| 9 | She ignored him , turning away to look out of the viewport . |
| 10 | Then , turning away to look out of the small , square window he delivered the cruellest cut of all : " Specially when she 's second best . " |
| 11 | Luke laughed deeply , turning away to stare out over the garden again . |
| 12 | But the show was all for nothing : there were no punters out there , except for a scattering of people , hunched into anoraks , hurrying home to get out of the persistent drizzle . |
| 13 | Here , too , though we are not looking to carve up the territory between us a degree of competition never does any harm we should at least be getting together to think out how best to collaborate in the future . |
| 14 | If the primary circuit is also part of a central heating circuit , this will also need filling and some of the radiators may need bleeding afterwards to let out air . |
| 15 | His gaze was fastened on his daughter 's last careful steps down the stairs , as if he could barely restrain himself from running forward to hold out a hand to her . |
| 16 | You will enjoy beavering away to find out . |
| 17 | WITH the recession few newspaper companies are seeing dramatic increases in their revenues , rather they 're fighting hard to hold out until the economic situation improves . |
| 18 | Folly fanned her anger like a flame , trying desperately to burn out the suspicions that crowded into her mind . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ As usual , the Government and their fellow-travellers are trying hard to slither out of their own responsibility for it . |
| 20 | Anyone trying seriously to find out what was in the public mind at the time of the Boer War and the years leading up to the First World War will find information here of great value . |
| 21 | No fathers , and the nursery staff working devotedly to wipe out the evil influence of their feckless mothers . |