Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was probably one of the first to discover the principle of electrotyping by depositing copper electrolytically on to an engraved copper plate , but , as with many of his other inventions and discoveries , he failed to take out a patent and most of the benefits were reaped by others . |
| 2 | He tried to open out the conversation . |
| 3 | The agent hesitated as he tried to read out the name of the Russian ship from the bill of laden in his hand . |
| 4 | With everyone else gone Tonks had to fend for himself so he tried to find out the truth . |
| 5 | First he scratched away the plaster , then he tried to pull out the bricks . |
| 6 | He tried to straighten out the brim but it had been curled and folded so often it was beyond repair . |
| 7 | Hovering in the doorway , Wilson heard Mr Browning plead with her to say something to him and then she listened while he tried to make out a case for the French Emperor , to argue this might not be the betrayal it seemed , and that all hope might not be lost . |
| 8 | Whatever the actual reasons for this , in his own mind he 'd singled out the fact that she must have got married . |
| 9 | Each time he 'd banged out the flames . |
| 10 | He 'd mapped out a route for them , and given it to her to follow . |
| 11 | ‘ And get rid of that ! ’ she clearly recalled hearing Naylor tell her — in fact , the way he 'd bellowed out the order , it would n't surprise her if the whole avenue had n't heard it . |
| 12 | After he 'd taken out the bread , I took him back for lunch and he rested as usual in the afternoon , lying on his bed and listening to the radio . |
| 13 | And having committed the boy to a day on the rubbish , he could hardly turn me down when I suggested we settle for a couple of hours ' conversation over a few beers , after he 'd sorted out the mess . |
| 14 | Back at the village post office he 'd sorted out the usual junk mail which never made it past the door of the shop and found that he was left with one real , honest-to-God letter . |
| 15 | It was the way he 'd got out the time Barry had locked him in the tractor-shed . |
| 16 | He 'd pulled out a handful of coins , at the same time grabbing her shoulder , but Midnight had moved aside pulling Jess with him , and the other two men had hung on to the furious Paddy . |
| 17 | Blackburn boss Dalglish faced the nostalgia head-on as he prepared to lead out the opposition against Liverpool for the first time since his astonishing walk-out 20 months ago . |
| 18 | He squinted to make out the figure above the nearest open door , but it was completely encrusted with grime ; the name and number above the next building however , was Number Two . |
| 19 | ‘ I could be looking for something more , ’ she said , and again she wished she had kept her mouth closed , but he seemed to bring out the worse in her , and she could n't resist answering his insults in the only way she knew . |
| 20 | He began reading out the typewritten sheet in front of him : |
| 21 | But still Jack listened , and after a while he began to make out the quick flow of words . |
| 22 | Using black ink and cartridge paper he began to copy out a poem he had himself written , in a beautiful italic hand . |
| 23 | He began to beat out a rhythm on them , using a pair of long bones — perhaps the thighs of an ox , Cleo thought — as drumsticks . |
| 24 | Even then he had a special devotion to subterranean tracks and as the train came to the Wellington tunnel ( he and his parents had been on holiday to Cornwall that summer ) he began letting out a series of long drawn-out hooting sounds . |
| 25 | He began to work out the probable returns from his night 's work . |
| 26 | He started to work out the next stage . |
| 27 | He decided to carry out a computer check on Model . |
| 28 | He started again , He decided to write out a list of Donald 's good qualities . |
| 29 | Man 's increasing domestication meant he became more interested in the appearance of his home , and in the materials he wore to keep out the cold and wet . |
| 30 | Fortunately , the head keeper arrived before Father , and he managed to sort out the mess . |