Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] out for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finished cloth and yarn were hung out for the approval of the merchants and their servants , the broggers , as they rode round the countryside in search of spun yarn and woven cloth . |
| 2 | He sent her some of his notes of what he had seen in their walks and frequently let her see his ‘ papers ’ before they were copied out for the editors . |
| 3 | But in three short years the following essential features of creative sound were worked out for the first time : cut-and-splice sound editing ; dubbing mute shots ( i.e. providing library sounds for completely silent bits of film ) ; quiet cameras ; ‘ talkback ’ and other intercom systems ; ‘ boom ’ microphones ( so the mike could be placed over the actor 's head and moved as necessary ) ; equalization ; track-bouncing ; replacement of dialogue ( including alternative languages ) ; filtering ( for removing traffic noise , wind noise , or for simulating telephone conversations ) ; busbars for routing controlled amounts of foldback or reverberation ; three-track recording ( music , effects , and dialogue , any of which could be changed as necessary ) ; automatic volume limiters ; and synchronous playback ( for dance or mimed shots ) . |
| 4 | In April 1983 , however , the main features of a draft agreement on a comprehensive settlement of the Afghan question were worked out for the first time during the United Nations-sponsored talks in Geneva . |
| 5 | In November 1771 he sold to the Admiralty two vessels constructed at Whitby which , renamed Resolution and Adventure , were fitted out for the second great voyage of discovery ( 1772–5 ) of Commander ( later Captain ) James Cook [ q.v . ] . |
| 6 | On 1st April 1989 , annual domestic rate bills were sent out for the last time . |
| 7 | Ringo Starr was rolled out for the encores and thrashed about enthusiastically enough . |
| 8 | For most work completed prior to 1989 construction was carried out for the Regional Council by teams employed under the Special Measures Programme of the City of Edinburgh District Council with financial support from the former Manpower Services Commission . |
| 9 | A dynamic study of the posterior lung fields was carried out for the first 15 minutes after injecting the radiolabelled leucocytes . |
| 10 | It was written in such haste that only the violin part was copied out for the performance ; Mozart played his part from memory . |
| 11 | The Schlosspark at Donaueschingen was laid out for the princes of Fürstenberg in the eighteenth century . |
| 12 | Morrison , whose girlfriend was travelling out for the Hong Kong tournament , reckoned that he sustained the injury when he turned quickly during Scotland 's opening tie against Australian Capital Territory in Canberra last week . |
| 13 | Simon was reaching out for the drum . |
| 14 | She 'd never thought she was cut out for the domestic life , but she was surprised to find just how satisfying and fulfilling it really was . |
| 15 | Although Taylor had a number of players out injured , Hateley was left out for the next match . |
| 16 | Other bits stayed where they were , making her look like something Special Effects was trying out for the next Dr Who series . |
| 17 | The Institution 's structure was then expanded from three to four Divisions , and building surveying was singled out for the first time , and referred to as IIIB ( Division III , Building ) . |