Example sentences of "the [adv] [vb pp] out [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the long drawn out hostage crisis the American people had watched impotently , wondering how it was that a nation with the supposed military capability to wipe Russia off the map at the push of a button could do nothing . |
| 2 | When a handful of persistent pickets parked a caravan at the Hinkley entrance during the long drawn out miners ' strike , they got precious little support . |
| 3 | The long drawn out war in South Africa did much to discredit imperial adventuring . |
| 4 | All the emotional turmoil and excitement of the outbreak of war , all the long drawn out details of my training , the thrills of flying and the fear of death , all the bustle and anticipation of the last few days had ended in this , in my standing alone on a slushy path in the late afternoon with absolutely nothing whatever to do . |
| 5 | Built in 1983 and winner of Nautor 's prestigious Elegancy Trophy for the best turned out yacht . |
| 6 | ‘ Our stable won the overall prize for the best turned out horses last year , beating Martin Pipe 's lot . |
| 7 | The well thought out pause can be used to hold the listener 's attention . |
| 8 | There are more ways to step up and down from the specially-made benches than you could possibly imagine , and , for the puny-armed , the well thought out choreography incorporates upper body work , too . |
| 9 | The fashionably turned out Kylie caught the eye of many boys at Camberwell . |
| 10 | After first working my times on my Bühlmann decompression work sheet , I found that the Aladin Pro complemented the SAA tables when diving defensively , though I must stress , I used the instrument as a backup to assist the previously worked out dive profiles . |