Example sentences of "he [verb] out [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One of the couples is dividing the babysitting so that she stays at home and he goes out to do the babysitting . |
| 2 | as if belatedly recalling his manners , he got out to circle the car , opened her door for her . |
| 3 | He climbed out leaving the car upended on its roof . |
| 4 | ‘ Goo ter bloody prison with the rest of yer croonies yow 've got yerself mixed up with for all I care , ’ he bawled in reply , and with that he stormed out slamming the door behind . |
| 5 | Here , Freud in terms of paradox , because on the one hand , he started out asking the problem of order . |
| 6 | Before the table Edward Hussey stood hunched in defensive composure , very plainly dressed — had he set out to demonstrate the modesty of his means ? — and with his countenance fixed in an expression of resigned and dutiful benevolence . |
| 7 | He reached out to take the flask , and then suddenly he looked up sharply . |
| 8 | He reached out to lift the chestnut curls from her cheek . |
| 9 | Mungo could feel the heat of its energy as he reached out to touch the edge of the beautiful destroyer … |
| 10 | In the darkness he reached out to touch the woman 's flank , then lay back , closing his eyes . |
| 11 | He looked tired and drawn , and for a moment , she told herself there was a look of pleasure in his eyes before it vanished and he reached out to prevent the door closing . |
| 12 | Shirtless and now shoeless , he went out to put the lock on the boat house door . |
| 13 | Zbo did his best to placate her , telling her that Modigliani often behaved oddly ; in the end he went out to telephone the hospitals and the police stations . |
| 14 | One time the giro came and it was only £2 , so when he went out to phone the social security I just shoved the baby in the pram and walked out to phone social services . |
| 15 | I reminded him and he went out banging the door behind him . |
| 16 | He went out to keep the peace . |
| 17 | His mother , Barbara Edwards , of Cae Gwilym Lane , Cefn Mawr , said : ‘ I did not want a verdict that he was killed in action because he did not go out there to fight , he went out to keep the peace . ’ |
| 18 | His mother , Barbara Edwards of Cae Gwilym Lane , Cefn Mawr , said later : ‘ I did n't want a verdict that he was killed in action because he did n't go out there to fight , he went out to keep the peace . ’ |
| 19 | Mrs Edwards , of Cefn Mawr , said : ‘ I did not want a verdict he was killed in action because he did not go out to fight ; he went out to keep the peace . ’ |
| 20 | Poirot 's ‘ little grey cells ’ start to work overtime , and with Hastings in tow he sets out to unmask the peril at ‘ End House ’ . |
| 21 | Then , studying changes over time , he set out to test the main conclusions derived from cross-sectional studies . |
| 22 | She was Tim 's first choice when he set out to find the perfect engagement ring for the woman he loved . |
| 23 | When Eligius became bishop of Noyon in 641 he set out to find the bones of the martyr Quentin . |
| 24 | With John Hanning Speke he set out to discover the source of the Nile . |
| 25 | He hardly even noticed the complaints of the people that he shouldered aside , or from the cars that were forced to stop as he set out to cross the street . |