Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] out [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A PENSIONER hit out last night at a thief who burgled her house and then stole her handbag while pretending to be a Good Samaritan . |
| 2 | The programme is based on a study carried out last year , which showed that 57 per cent of eastern residents drank below-standard water , and that 36 per cent breathed air which contained levels of sulphur dioxide above safety levels . |
| 3 | A review carried out last year showed that there was in increase in the number of inshore fishing vessels seeking assistance , and modern navigational equipment and greater speed may be tempting this type of vessel further offshore than is sometimes prudent . |
| 4 | A ROW broke out last night over claims about waiting lists in Darlington as the local health authority launched its patient 's charter . |
| 5 | Furthermore , in a survey carried out last year , over 88 percent of British doctors agreed that animal experiments can be misleading because of anatomical and physiological differences between humans and animals . |