Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] out [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hot rocks technique holds out the best hope for exploitation of geothermal energy . |
| 2 | The oddly named My Father 's Vertigo , a near narrative piece bringing out the best in LCDT , set the programme on its right tracks and proved that dance can contain wit . |
| 3 | Pulling his sweater up over his nose and mouth to filter out the worst of the smoke , he left the Control and made to ascend the stairs . |
| 4 | Yet it was not an unsuccessful attempt to bring out the best in his audience . |
| 5 | Grief brings out the best and the worst in all of us , I 've discovered . |
| 6 | ‘ There is nothing like the Sunday trading issue to bring out the worst in retailers , ’ it said . |
| 7 | Pausing a moment to work out the best route , the Doctor set off to find a stair leading down . |
| 8 | Undoubtedly the natural defences of the human body held out the greatest promise of further success , and undoubtedly , in England if not in the world , Sir Almroth Wright was the leading expert in devising ways of stimulating such defences . |
| 9 | Parenthood brings out the worst , it seemed to him ; vicarious ambitions and frustrations raged all over the lawns and games fields of Croxford House on sports day . |
| 10 | In mid-afternoon , he hove to , dropped anchor and took Mary the few hundred yards to the sports field , basking a little in their ceremonious passage — the work and self-forgetfulness of the day brought out every best quality in her and yet , paradoxically , although at the pitch of her beauty , she herself was more unaware of it than at any other time . |
| 11 | Wallis never forgot how Minton , whilst painting this portrait , skipped to and fro across the floorboards at Shaftesbury Villas ‘ like some lean fencer with his long brush stabbing at the canvas ’ , all the while throwing out the liveliest sallies . |
| 12 | It is an art to bring out the best without telling a visual lie . |
| 13 | Forget the original lecture situation and sit down with the speaker to work out the best way of communicating his or her message on the video screen . |
| 14 | She was thinking that rejection brought out the best in Bert . |
| 15 | Company secretary tries out the latest conveniences at head office — Portaloo 's ! |
| 16 | Everton have been looking for a target man to bring out the best in Mo Johnston and Peter Beardsley . |
| 17 | The former England forward is one of the game 's best headers and Kendall will be unhappy at failing to find a target man to bring out the best in Mo Johnston . |
| 18 | ‘ This competition brings out the best and the worst in fashion students . |
| 19 | Then he ordered Ram to serve out the reddest shot he could find in the furnace , watched it loaded and , motioning the pensioners back , himself took the portfire and touched it to the vent . |
| 20 | Tom Frost stepped down as chief executive of National Westminster Bank to help out the latest Department of Trade inquiry into the Blue Arrow affair . |
| 21 | The peasantry , which comprised the majority of the population in the Middle Ages , had no such comfort , for instance : a small hole left in the wattle and daub , covered with a piece of cloth to keep out the worst of the weather represented a ‘ window ’ to them . |
| 22 | I thrive on the role as extra pressure brings out the best out in me . |
| 23 | Far below , the tiniest candle-flame sending out the smallest light , flickering , subdued . |
| 24 | In some rural communities the role of billeting officer brought out the worst in people , as Evelyn Waugh amusingly recorded in Put Out More Flags ( 1942 ) . |
| 25 | The marathon four mile trip brought out the best in Keep Talking and he rallied well when challenged by the useful Irish raider High Peak to win by four lengths . |
| 26 | Giles had a remarkable ability to bring out the best in his students and juniors , and by conveying his faith in them he gave them faith in themselves . |
| 27 | Prof Thomas Gibson : ability to bring out the best in people |
| 28 | Sir : The world must be grateful to Charles Richards for his exposure ( 'Intifada brings out the best in Israel 's black art' , 30 September ) of the depths to which Israelis will sink in what he rightly describes as their news manipulation . |
| 29 | There was a growing consensus that sex hygiene teaching held out the best assurance for eliminating vice . |
| 30 | Southampton must pay 25 per cent of the fine now and the other £15,000 will be suspended for a year to give boss Ian Branfoot time to sort out the worst record in top soccer . |