Example sentences of "were [adj] [verb] out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were due to try out the show at Farnham , a 400-seater theatre , less than an hour from London . |
| 2 | The appeal hinged on an earlier ruling that magistrates were right to throw out the case of a man accused of failing to provide samples because the sheet was ‘ bad for duplicity ’ . |
| 3 | ( The Prinsep case was unusual in that the family were prepared to take out a private prosecution in the hope of retrieving their property . ) |
| 4 | We children gave no presents to one another or to our parents : we were content to send out a few picture cards paid for by our parents , to people who would send us cards . |
| 5 | Other writers were quick to point out the inherent functionalism of this approach . |
| 6 | They were glad to get out the houses I think . |
| 7 | Most of the class were happy to write out the 24 ways for themselves or start on five buttons . |
| 8 | Other duties , of course , could also be pretty tedious , especially when you were stuck carrying out a rotten job against your own sympathies , your loyalties divided . |
| 9 | Having no foothold on power , they could offer no inducements to moderate reformism ; they were unable to hold out the prospect of even limited concessions to peasants and workers . |
| 10 | Furthermore , the mutated oligonucleotides were unable to compete out the complexes formed by the wild type sequences , even when a 500 molar excess of competitor was used ( data not shown ) , reinforcing the conclusion that the protein-DNA complexes were mediated by the mutated guanine residues . |
| 11 | The dense blackness lifted a little and they were able to pick out the skyline and the dim glow of white-edged pavements and white-ringed lampposts . |
| 12 | Evaluation by achievement Performance measurement was carried out after each series of courses , by means of examination of each student 's list of references , in order to see whether the students were able to carry out a practical literature search . |
| 13 | In this way many fans were able to miss out the first graduation step and serve a short probation at the back of the terrace . |
| 14 | Just as they were able to single out an important member of my staff here , and address him by name . ’ |
| 15 | They were able to make out the locomotive 's smoke-box and cab , and the glare of the fire reflecting through the spectacle plate on the cab front . |
| 16 | For example , if you were able to work out a new method of organizing stock shelves so that components were more quickly available to people on the factory floor this would show perfectly that you ‘ are able to show initiative ’ . |
| 17 | At this stage , it is unlikely that the French were anxious to carry out a conquest of Aquitaine . |
| 18 | FIFA were anxious to cut out the long-range back pass which marred the 1990 World Cup final in Italy . |
| 19 | And , along with their male counterparts , they were ready to carry out the purpose of the meeting which , in the words of Douglas Kinnaird of PA Consulting , brought in as one of the UK 's top headhunters to chair it , was ‘ not to provide answers but raise comments , views — even whether or not it is a concern ? — and pick out perhaps one or two opportunities . ’ |
| 20 | They were ready to dig out a badger when the terrier came across one . |