Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] out a " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | He 'd mapped out a route for them , and given it to her to follow . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Using black ink and cartridge paper he began to copy out a poem he had himself written , in a beautiful italic hand . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He decided to carry out a computer check on Model . |
| 9 | He started again , He decided to write out a list of Donald 's good qualities . |
| 10 | He did throw out a hint- ’ I stopped . |
| 11 | He did go out a lot . |
| 12 | And it seemed to her that for a moment his eyes ensnared her , as though he had reached out a hand and taken hold of her . |
| 13 | He had carved out a small apartment for himself in one of the wings , kept on the remnants of an elderly staff of servants , and left the rest of the place as it was . |
| 14 | The new arrival 's haughty politeness suppressed their irritation ; his dress and studied self-sufficiency ( he had taken out a devotional book to read while sipping his brandy and water ) teased out their curiosity ; his amiability , when accosted , won their sympathy ; introductions followed at which his card commanded their instant respect and attention . |
| 15 | When the guard was told that no one had moved from their seats he became very worried because he said he had to make out a report to British Rail as to the cause of the delay and he then said , ‘ I 'll have to put it down to person or persons unknown ’ . |
| 16 | He was very small , sandy-haired , sharp-featured and with his sense of smell so well developed that it was rumoured that he had sniffed out a suicide in Epping Forest even before the animal predators got to it . |
| 17 | He had laid out a great canvas sheet before him , bearing different phials and small bowls . |
| 18 | he had stubbed out a quarter-smoked cigarette and lit a fresh one ! |
| 19 | It played on his mind for a time and eventually he had to work out a kind of therapy to get her out of his brain . |
| 20 | He had carried out a deliberate act causing unnecessary suffering and cruelty . |
| 21 | General Thurman still had to receive a final green light from the president once he had worked out a plan . |
| 22 | He had worked out a basic form for this and photocopied it , leaving blanks to type in the appropriate names . |
| 23 | He had let out a number of slow deep breaths as if he had got out of a tight corner , but no sooner had he entered the room again than Lizzie said , ‘ Does Maggie know of this ? ’ |
| 24 | Finally , he had held out a bunch of one-dollar bills to her , said ‘ Rent , ’ and without another word had vaulted over the veranda balustrade and loped down the path to the garage . |