Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [verb] out [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The researchers are trying out different X-ray sources , including laboratory non-destructive testing rigs and a truck-mounted X-ray unit , and are working out the doses required .
2 All the signs are that we are going to have to put up with far from satisfactory liquid crystal diode displays if we want portability , and recognising that the things are far from ideal , Japanese manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to improve the things .
3 TWO enterprising traders are renting out hundreds of Christmas trees to families .
4 While the parties are sorting out any issues over the grounds of the claim , a formal statutory process of conciliation is brought into play .
5 One trap to be aware of is that of relying simply on checklists of good practice ( like , ‘ Keeping the school under review ’ — ILEA ( 1977 ) ) : teachers ask themselves whether or not their schools are carrying out each item , the implication being that if they are not , they should be .
6 Under the steam vents and the aluminium air shafts and the painted-over windows , kitchen porters were hosing out galvanised bins .
7 But survey coordinator Hilary Snowdon said test questionnaires were sent out first to gauge any objections .
8 Researchers in 9 other countries are carrying out similar research on other artifacts .
9 Jet-pipes are angled out ten degrees .
10 The installation of the Library 's computer package means that all cataloguing functions are carried out on-line .
11 We will hopefully be informing people about Oxford against the Poll Tax , which is you know very important at this time with Poll Tax bills being sent out next week and it will be hoping to basically raise the profile of the campaign with the elections in mind .
12 Only three miners were brought out alive .
13 Wagons were going out empty , heading for the forest .
14 In addition to the normal diversion of public utility services in Lasswade Road and Gilmerton Road involving the Water and Drainage Department , SSEB and British Telecom , a major diversion of overhead power lines was carried out prior to the start of the roadworks contract .
15 Thus just over a quarter of libraries were carrying out two-thirds of the formal management training noted by our sample , constituting an inequitable distribution of available expertise .
16 The fishermen were lifted out two at a time by a DHC Beaver floatplane and ‘ DRD was repaired .
17 The tangles were tugged out three times a day by a Norland nurse who attacked the mane in a moral spirit as though it were some disagreeable piece of showing-off .
18 Noriega loyalists were holding out last night in a key barracks , despite overwhelming US firepower .
19 Many hearts were torn out that day , among them the Prince 's .
20 AN RAF helicopter and three mountain rescue teams were called out last night to search for eight climbers reported missing on Skye .
21 Things were working out fine .
22 There were several chests and one great press , and on the tables were laid out some unfinished drawings and a litter of instruments .
23 The purpose of these ports was to spread out American naval forces so that a sneak attack could not cripple the fleet , although others suggested that their intent was actually to spread the pork as widely as possible .
24 More GPs are carrying out minor ‘ lumps and bumps ’ surgery and some are exploring community surgical centres where surgeons hold clinics and carry out day-case operations , and patients are bringing biotechnology into the home with self-monitoring for diabetes .
25 Lifeboats were called out 555 times to people who were in distress but not aboard any craft or vessel , and 185 lives were saved on these calls .
26 When firefighters were called out last night , both were well ablaze .
27 In Japan and America , some doctors are trying out remote control telemonitoring of pregnant women or heart patients at risk of raised blood pressure .
28 Between 1984 and 1990 in-depth studies of paraprofessional social service personnel were carried out on-site in Britain , India , Israel , Spain and the USA , in order to examine in more detail the trends and issues revealed by our international survey .
29 Even when the sons were carrying out all the farm labour , the father would continue to control all their tasks and all money matters , to the extent of walking to collect a son 's wages for work off the farm .
30 ‘ Someone 's going to run a little child over because the lollipop lady is busy asking drivers to move on but children are coming out all the time .
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