Example sentences of "[vb -s] out the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And the next morning when they get up Ruth makes his way into the town , and he goes to where all the , the men sit and they talk , the city gate , and there he he searches out the nearer relative of Ruth 's . |
2 | I 'm gon na have a wee Bill 's bloody worse , he stands there , he looks out the bloody window as much as any bugger . |
3 | And while the performance of the Alpine is in the supercar league , the cost of using it , in terms of comfort , running costs and fuel economy , is definitely not — which holds out the enticing prospect of accomplishing long , fast continental journeys in great comfort and 25 mpg economy . |
4 | Far from being outdated , this old and broad conception of democracy holds out the only hope of compensating for the weaknesses of elected representative assemblies , dwarfed as they presently are by the bureaucratic and monopolistic structures of power which surround them . |
5 | The hot rocks technique holds out the best hope for exploitation of geothermal energy . |
6 | Looking at those lists provides interesting reading and bears out the used-car trade 's view that having a lead-only car could prove to be a liability . |
7 | Peter Wharton , charged with protecting the magician puppet , said : ‘ Sooty bears out the old truism that life begins at 40 1992 will see him gain legs and a new Nineties image . |
8 | The DJ fills out the early evening playing the most obvious indie-dance records , as he will finish the evening . |
9 | However it is linked to these things because they and it are part of a complex whole , and this rules out the simple correlations between two elements which Engels sought to establish in his ‘ historical ’ discussion . |
10 | The requirement for long-term robustness rules out the general use of dowels but the thought of complex , angled mortise and tenon joints is intimidating . |
11 | Furthermore , it is said , a defensive strategy based on such weapons effectively rules out the actual use of nuclear weapons . |
12 | Stencil , in short , pursues a quest the absurdity of which rules out the modernist option of structuring by myth . |
13 | I caught myself shouting at people or giving them lectures about elementary things like the importance of oiling their bikes ( I later discovered that oiling bikes in dusty regions wears out the moving parts rather than preserving them ) . |
14 | The problem is that soap washes out the natural skin oils which keep our skin supple and protect it from the ravages of the outside world . |
15 | You suggest that Detroit should ‘ join its suburban neighbours in a regional government that does away with redundancies and evens out the huge inequities in school financing and municipal services ’ ( May 8th ) . |
16 | Sadly , the city can not do what is most needed : join its suburban neighbours in a regional government that does away with redundancies and evens out the huge inequities in school financing and municipal services . |
17 | Look where you are , and then , ’ she reaches out the undamaged arm to drape it cosily over Rainbow 's hunched-up shoulders , ‘ look where I am . |
18 | A second application which cuts out the 18 starter and retirement homes is recommended for approval . |
19 | He cuts out the middle men and women — the dreaded parents — and goes straight for the hearts and minds of kids . |
20 | Victorine roared with sorrowful mirth : oh what a story , well that certainly cuts out the Blessed Virgin . |
21 | Photographs can be taken and scanned to produce pictures , but a video camera cuts out the photographic process and allows real-life images to be included in documents at no cost other than the initial outlay . |
22 | Sitting down together to work out what are reasonable contributions to the relationship on both sides satisfies the teenager 's sense of fairness and cuts out the constant nagging , pleading and resentment that so quickly sours the good relationship that parents and children need to enjoy together . |
23 | If the moral ground changes , then the Kwikbuk plc PR division quickly maps out the new features and adapts accordingly . |
24 | She pulls over on to the hard shoulder , gets out , opens the boot , gets out the spare tyre and the jack , jacks up the car , takes off the old wheel , puts on the new one , lets the jack down , puts it and the wheel back in the boot , closes it , gets back in the car and drives on , knowing that she will be fifteen minutes late . |
25 | The effect is the opposite to taking logs : squaring stretches out the upper values and compresses the lower ones , and cubing does so even more powerfully . |
26 | Half a MURMUR in this COTTAGE sounds out the next stop . |
27 | When things are going wrong the Government 's supporters call it a failure of presentation and everyone trots out the old excuse that ‘ we are not getting the message across ’ . |
28 | As the sun bakes out the last moisture from the mud , the mucus turns to parchment . |
29 | ( If the limescale was indeed clumping together , this is what one might expect — a sand filter takes out the finest particles ) . |
30 | Robyn opens a drawer in her desk and takes out the appropriate chit . |