Example sentences of "[noun] was [v-ing] out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The German soldier was holding out a box of cigars . |
| 2 | His agent was sorting out the fine print . |
| 3 | Campion had unhooked the mike for the multi-channel radio from under the dash , but he was n't speaking ; base desk was giving out a priority call and he 'd stopped with the mike on his knee and the coiled flex hanging loosely . |
| 4 | Sebastian was looking out the window at the racehorses in the Curragh . |
| 5 | Sister Beatrice , under the impression that Topaz was bringing out the hither to suppressed goodness in Lovat , encouraged her . |
| 6 | The fat boy was holding out a pile of thin plastic diskettes . |
| 7 | The ITC was carrying out an immediate two week survey designed to analyse the frequency and nature of violence on ITV , Channel 4 and BSkyB , he added . |
| 8 | The authenticity of the film was stressed in all the publicity and much was made of the fact that not only had the trial scenes been shot at the same time as the judge was carrying out the Detroit sentences but the film actually used his own words . |
| 9 | The girl was holding out a small , delicate-looking hand , eyeing her with polite curiosity . |
| 10 | The accident happened when the team was carrying out the ‘ Arrow through the Heart ’ manoeuvre . |
| 11 | Lucifer 's atmospheric corona was blotting out the stars again , and voices were babbling in his ears . |
| 12 | As Carrie was pouring out the tea , Mr Carver came back into the room , followed by his wife , and he said to Mick , ‘ Stay out of that scullery from now on . |
| 13 | The low point was sitting out the European contests with a broken arm . |
| 14 | When she turned round Penry was holding out a pair of unused white shoelaces . |
| 15 | Sergt. Peter Woodhouse of the Liverpool Police … she told the police that she did not think her husband was carrying out a strictly honest business . |
| 16 | On occasions when the whole dealing room was punting out the stock , the price might climb even further . |
| 17 | The season came down to Montreal and Brabham was trying out the new version of the famous Cotsworth engine instead of its disastrous Alfa Romeos . |
| 18 | The youngest of Taureg 's officers was holding out the flag for all to see , proudly proclaiming the success of their patrol and the reason for this , their special homecoming . |
| 19 | He refused to comment on whether his organisation was carrying out the interviewing or ‘ disclosure ’ work on the children ; , he merely reiterated that they were involved in offering their assistance in whatever way was required by the department who had contracted them . |
| 20 | My superior self was working out a way to approach and make myself known . |
| 21 | Mr Bean 's mate was bringing out an extraordinary white horse covered in black spots . |
| 22 | The commission was carrying out the responsibilities laid on it by Parliament in the Broadcasting Act 1990 . |
| 23 | She wished the man would hurry up ; he did n't seem to be objecting to the way the young assistant was dragging out the transaction . |
| 24 | The winch man was running out the cable , allowing the barrage balloon to rise . |
| 25 | It is tempting to imagine that Modigliani was acting out the runner 's part in his life with Beatrice in those years . |
| 26 | On Sept. 10 , the FRY Foreign Minister , Vladislav Jovanovic resigned , claiming that the government was carrying out a policy " against the interests of Serbia and the Serbian people " . |
| 27 | The discovery was more or less accidental , because Herschel was carrying out a completely different kind of investigation . |
| 28 | When we were all sat down and Mrs F was serving out the stew , I ignored Vern and decided to take the situation into my own hands . |
| 29 | The fact that this singular , somewhat oppressive female was seeking out a religious man seemed absurd . |
| 30 | Angie Bowie : ‘ With the Arts Lab in full swing , Ken Pitt was ironing out the finer points of a new record deal with Mercury Records and in his own way was very lucid about David because he never actually saw him rooted in England or rooted only in rock and roll . |