Example sentences of "[to-vb] out at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It appeared to be an occupational hazard , walking down dark and dingy — or even brightly lit — corridors , waiting for strange creatures to pounce out at unexpected moments . |
| 2 | He managed to blurt out at one stage in the proceedings : ‘ I did n't have any dollars , no gold , I do n't smoke and I earn 3,500 lei a month . ’ |
| 3 | It is not advisable to give the dog free run of the car , however , simply because it could damage the interior , by scratching the upholstery , for example , if it wants to come out at first light before you are awake . |
| 4 | This enables the Bureau to find out at first hand how authorities are tackling the issue and what they need form the centre . |
| 5 | But he had to find out at some stage , did n't he ? ’ |
| 6 | Moreover you genuinely need to find out at this stage whether or not the job will suit you . |
| 7 | Because you 're going to get into a situation where you 're taking amendments to the amendment and you well with great respect I think you would be better to duck out at this stage . |
| 8 | There are three issues you have to sort out at different ages and phases of your child 's development , and they involve the following questions : |
| 9 | One example is the practice of engaging casual chambermaids , porters , waiters , bar and kitchen staff to cover the traditionally busy week or two around Christmas , or to help out at other times of the year when hotel occupancy rates exceed expected levels . |
| 10 | I know Mother used to help out at Low Fields in an attempt to ease Daddy 's burden a bit . |
| 11 | It was a further achievement that delegates from these two , until recently hostile , camps could clash sharply in debate during the conference without acrimony , although black consciousness delegates from Natal threatened to walk out at one stage . |
| 12 | Their first attempt , however , was foiled when they lost the centre leaf and had to walk out at this point . |
| 13 | It is convenient to point out at this stage that , for colliding gravitational and electromagnetic waves , two of the scalar polynomial invariants ( Penrose and Rindler , 1986 ) are given by ( 8.2 ) It follows from this that , in order to prove the existence of a scalar polynomial curvature singularity , it is sufficient merely to show that the component 2 is unbounded . |
| 14 | It is also important to point out at this stage that Firbas ' notions of context-dependence/independence are much more restricted than Halliday 's notions of given/new : |
| 15 | Each approach has its limitations and these I shall seek to draw out at appropriate points in the text . |
| 16 | We were due to go out at 2000 hours . |
| 17 | ‘ League points are still important to us and nobody wants to miss out at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 18 | The others were trying to drive the protesters away , and a fight seemed likely to break out at any minute , until a pair of uniformed police constables appeared , and stood watching them from the other side of the street . |
| 19 | But to bale out at 250 feet was tempting Fate too much — and although the parachute had just time to spring out of its canvas cover before the pilot hit the ground , no time remained for the canopy to open and check his fall . |