Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] out [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Q My problem is that my hair falls out all the time . |
| 2 | Research amongst other knitters on my course bears out these findings and thus proves the theory ! |
| 3 | The contractions returned , and my husband got out all the books on pregnancy he could find . |
| 4 | I tried to shout like the two of them , but my cry came out strangled and distorted ; I just could n't express my anger in English . |
| 5 | Then I was working and my sister Mary started work and my father went out one night and he came back knocked the door and he was drunk as per usual . |
| 6 | Anyway , granny did n't survive the war — her heart gave out one night and there was a big family funeral to which I did not go , having conveniently arranged to be on duty that day . |
| 7 | If the red sunset was anything to go by , those rocks would really have their work cut out next day to be anything less than either hot or sunny . |
| 8 | Many felt that the SARFU should have fought the case , even with no hope of success , just to prove its determination to stamp out illegal drugs from the game . |
| 9 | Oh , Mum , what a mess your daughter has got herself into , and all because of her silly pride , her determination to lash out first before anyone could lash back ! |
| 10 | The European Commission is set to take Britain to the European Court over its failure to carry out environmental impact assessments ( EIA ) on three motorway extension projects . |
| 11 | Most people in the district made it their business to find out all about newcomers , who were kept under fairly strict scrutiny before they became accepted . |
| 12 | Her father poured out another cup of tea . |
| 13 | ‘ We are actively pursuing the matter with the contractor employed on its behalf to carry out this work . ’ |
| 14 | At the same meeting at which the Vial memorandum was read , on 6 September 1791 , a letter to the secretary from Messrs Kirkman and Hendy ( who were present ) was produced : ‘ Sir , In consequence of your Advertisement we beg leave to inform you , that we have contracted with Lord Camden for about 100 acres of building land , near [ Old ] St Pancras Church , abutting on the Turnpike Road leading to Kentish Town , which is intended to be called Camden Town conceiving the situation eligible for your truly valuable Institution we request you will lay this our proposal before the Society — We hold this Land under his Lordship for 99 years from Michaelmas last , the three first subject to no Ground Rent , our proposal is , that Lord Camden does and he will under our direction grant the Society a lease for 99 years from that time , the three first subject to no rent but for the remainder of the term an Annual Rent of thirty pounds per acre , should this proposal meet with approbation , the Society have only to direct their Surveyor to make out any quantity of land and in what position they conceive will best answer their purpose ’ . |
| 15 | And so Fenella said , ‘ I wish you a safe journey , ’ and was pleased that her voice came out firm and perfectly calm , as if she was quite accustomed to seeing her brother off on a journey to the Court of a Sorceress , which would take him past all manner of weird and darkly enchanted places . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , ’ she said , and her voice came out high and cracking , ‘ we were wrong . |
| 17 | Guide writers have a traditional obligation to honour the historical record , alongside their duty to point out present circumstances . |
| 18 | And of course such a perception produces its own reaction , in the emphasis on common sense and experience , in people who boast of having attended the University of Life , or feel it their duty to sort out young graduates when they enter their first job , or even in anti-intellectual or irrationalist currents in higher education itself ( Shils 1984 ) . |
| 19 | It was their duty to stamp out unacceptable practices — witchcraft , magic , and pagan superstitions . |
| 20 | Which profession carries out particular work may differ from country to country . |
| 21 | She conjured wonderful colourful pictures for a boy to see with his mind 's eye , her voice pure and confident , her memory pouring out hundreds of lines of poetry in a faultless , almost hypnotic flow . |
| 22 | The problem remained , however , that they were still only a tiny remnant of the original unit , which severely limited their ability to carry out large-scale operations . |
| 23 | In the early 1980s detectors were becoming even more sophisticated and versatile , particularly in their ability to cut out ferrous metal and locate small coins ; the increase in the finding of Celtic silver minims and medieval hammered farthings stands as a good testimony to that . |
| 24 | With its total control of spacing , its ability to print out separate instrument parts , the transposing facility and easy to understand manual , Composers Pen must be one of the best in its field — except for the final output . |
| 25 | The effect of the Famine in 1921–2 was far more crippling in the Volga provinces than in Tambov guberniia , so that one can argue either way as to whether it had a stimulating or depressing effect on the mettle of the Tambov Greens ; certainly in Samara and Saratov its vehemence blew out all hope of resistance . |
| 26 | To qualify for the HNCIP , a woman had to satisfy stringent conditions regarding her incapacity to carry out normal household duties . |
| 27 | ‘ Two days ! ’ she interposed , trying to lace her voice with sarcasm , furious when she heard her protest come out breathy and shaken . |
| 28 | Those on the list are : Mr Sisulu , sentenced with Mr Mandela to life imprisonment in the ‘ Rivonia Trial ’ of 1964 ; four other Rivonia triallists - Raymond Mhlaba , Elias Motsoaledi , Andrew Mlangeni , Ahmed Kathrada , Wilton Mkwayi and the oldest of them all , 80-year-old Oscar Mpheta , a trade union leader who has been behind bars since 1980 , and whose whose sentence runs out next year . |
| 29 | The first series , which began in February 1973 — with title music whose beat spelled out Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em in Morse Code — was an immediate success , entering the Top 20 TV ratings chart within three weeks . |
| 30 | Even the Sun avoids the pejorative term , ‘ girl ’ , for this 23-year-old woman whose reputation comes out unscathed from the media coverage — Brute was burned alive by mother who lived in fear SEX SLAVE JAILED FOR KILLING SADIST LOVER ( Daily Mail ) ; SEX-SLAVE MUM GETS 3 YEARS IN JAIL She burned kinky lover ( Sun ) . |