Example sentences of "[to-vb] out a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In fact , the SNP was the only party to pull out a higher vote in October .
2 GIGN , with the finish of all but the parachuting stage within sight , gave up all chances to sleep for 58 hours to pull out a three hour lead over the second placed team , L'Arche .
3 What I would like to do with the financi financial commentary , is because it is , is an historic document , I would like to pull out a few plums which we can team brief .
4 Once , when very drunk , Simon had phoned me late one night to try out a new concept , the ‘ Uzi-O-Gram ’ , which had the catchline ‘ Shoot up your girlfriend 's wedding , just for fun !
5 We welcome the proposal to try out a new Campaigns Unit for one year , but would stress :
6 Could that be a good idea , say for , to try out a vocational area ?
7 Other resorts are dedicated to the more experienced sailors , with strong winds and unrivalled opportunities to try out a wide range of quality boards and sails .
8 Spring is here and our make-over feature is back , offering readers the chance to try out a glamorous new look .
9 The black-eyebrowed albatross was a frequent visitor to the Parsee , and gave Gould the chance to try out a crude but innovative experiment — one of the first attempts to tag and monitor a live sea bird .
10 Because this is England 's last match for at least 3 ½ months , Robson had to balance his desire to try out a few options with the need to retain the basic framework of his World Cup team .
11 ‘ So you got to try out a few of these nice new cars yourself . ’
12 As well as emblazoning — painting — each badge , Mary also ‘ blazons ’ them — to write out a strictly-formatted style its description .
13 Whether you have chosen to write out a full speech or to use comprehensive , ordered notes , there will be your main prop .
14 While in North Africa , however , he did manage to write out a fair copy of The Waste Land , in order to raise money for the London Library .
15 Because then at least you might be able to write out a few more .
16 The dog 's tail speeded up till it seemed to thump out a quick cloud of dust from the rag rug .
17 The OSS forerunner of the CIA — held joint meetings with M16 to hammer out a viable response , and Roosevelt was advised to cook up some scheme with his ‘ Former Naval Person ’ friend across the water suggesting that Hitler 's real hope was to bring about a peace in Europe so that he could attack and destroy the US and her interests .
18 In February 1870 , while the new French government of Emile Ollivier tried to hammer out a revised constitution for the reformed Empire , Bismarck opened up his campaign to persuade Leopold that he ought seriously to consider becoming King of Spain .
19 It was social laughter , an attempt to hammer out a common weapon against despair .
20 To find out a new research programme was started , fresh water biologist Doctor Alistair .
21 In tide free waters like the Mediterranean we do n't have the same problem but we still need to consult a chart to find out a suitable location for sailing .
22 There was then the opportunity to meet the captain and crew and to find out a little bit more as to how the plane was able to fly at such a phenomenal speed .
23 Whether it is possible ( or appropriate ) to work out a comprehensive set of criteria for processes such as generalization is an issue which will not be settled until there is a good deal more experience with process criteria in the classroom .
24 They might prefer to work out a general letter and simply insert the details such as where they saw the job advertised and the name given to the vacancy advertised .
25 There is , then , yet a third way of being systematic with regard to project work , and that is for a school to work out a definite policy on how it should be approached and which particular skills should be stressed at which levels .
26 In Part Two of the book we will help you to work out a ten-week programme for your to follow .
27 There are now signs that this failure to work out a coherent relationship between the two logics of approach will have to be addressed and in some cases this task has already been started .
28 Borough council treasurer Bob Patterson told members that the bid will cost an initial £75,000 for document preparation and a further £200,000 will be required to work out a five-year plan , involving several full time officers .
29 to work out a new Defence policy in the light of present strategic needs which would secure substantial reduction in expenditure and manpower ; at the same time to prepare a plan for reshaping and reorganising the armed forces .
30 For example , if you were able to work out a new method of organizing stock shelves so that components were more quickly available to people on the factory floor this would show perfectly that you ‘ are able to show initiative ’ .
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