Example sentences of "[to-vb] out the [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Last week the first practical steps towards such a union were taken when leaders of the RPR , UDF and UDC met and agreed to form a tactical group to work out the most effective means of opposing the government .
2 ‘ For that pittance , you 're willing to sell out the most beloved son of the Romanian people , their greatest leader in history ? ! ’
3 Looking back on years that the Yorks were together , it is easy to pick out the really bad moments that led to the complete breakdown of their marriage .
4 After which an attempt was made to set out the most elementary logical conditions that must be satisfied before anything can qualify as a potential existent .
5 Applicants are first interviewed , to weed out the physically weak , violent and unstable .
6 People receiving these words in a mood of sorrow , therefore , have little option but to shut out the emotionally distressing pictures that the words seem to convey .
7 Long whips of hawthorn arched over and helped to shut out the barely lightening sky .
8 If the point of distinguishing murder from manslaughter is to mark out the most heinous group of killings for the extra stigma of a murder conviction , it can be argued that the ‘ grievous bodily harm ’ rule draws the line too low .
9 One way of doing this is to point out the less organized character of a movement , in which there may be no regular or easily identifiable membership ( no ‘ party card ’ or dues ) , and little in the way of a central office or staff .
10 MR MAJOR took full advantage last night of his election mandate to carry out the most extensive Government reshuffle since the Conservatives came to power 13 years ago .
11 You are probably aware that the Marauders hold the most physical area sales meetings in the UK , if not on Planet Earth : the reason for this is that they are then able to carry out the most professional and demanding surveys to get the sale .
12 Trust Newton , Hope thought , to miss out the most vital piece of information .
13 ‘ With the continually changing mortgage market , Daniel , having discussed each client 's requirements , is then able to search out the most advantageous mortgage , whether from Halifax Building Society or other major lenders .
14 They allow the economically strong to drive out the economically weak , and so generate monopoly power which robs workers and consumers of any effective economic control .
15 It is perfectly possible in law for parties to make an interim agreement for the sale of goods which requires further negotiation to iron out the less important details of the transaction , Pagnan S.p.A .
16 But think of this as us helping each other — you get the promotion , and I get to take out the most beautiful woman in the office ! ’ he winked .
17 The thought of morning service is always a pain , and the prospect of this one made me stick my head back under the duvet to block out the already brilliant day .
18 Sick and tired of their ‘ wild ’ reputation , it seems THE QUIREBOYS have formed a vigilante group to stamp out the more unseemly aspects of boorish male behaviour .
19 Sick and tired of their ‘ wild ’ reputation , it seems THE QUIREBOYS have formed a vigilante group to stamp out the more unseemly aspects of boorish male behaviour .
20 Peter Parker does his best for Ackerley , praises his work — minor , but with an odd verve — and tries to bring out the more endearing sides to his nature revealed in letters to friends .
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