Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [adj] [to-vb] out " in BNC.

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1 He had the horse almost ready to take out , when the stable door was thrown open and Sarah rushed in .
2 I found the pressure and tension of the courtroom very difficult to get out of my system . ’
3 When the enemy formation scattered he took a second too long to pick out an opponent , and one of the Germans slid under his tail .
4 But it 's just a bit more awkward to work out what six twelfths is maybe .
5 You can apply the oil to the buttocks if you like , but if you find vigorous massage too awkward to carry out here , there is no need to worry .
6 A common cause of incontinence at night is a mild sedative , which makes the person too sleepy to get out of bed .
7 Ken , upset , tried to drive his van through the line of Mr Rowse 's patients : he broke the ankle of an elderly man too feeble to jump out of the way .
8 I 'm a bit too frugal to splash out masses of cash on designer clothes .
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