Example sentences of "she [verb] out the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made out the shape of Caro squatting in the armchair , rigidly still . |
| 2 | The bang came again but softer , and she made out the squeak of rusty hinges against the din of the stormy night . |
| 3 | But as she made out the figure who stood darkly outlined against the blaze of the picture window 's light , she stopped abruptly short . |
| 4 | The accent sounded mid-European and as Lee became more accustomed to the steam she made out the face of the owner of the voice . |
| 5 | Fish done , spuds on , she got out the asparagus and found they were plastic ! |
| 6 | Without answering , she got out the frying pan and began to do him bacon and eggs . |
| 7 | She wondered what they would make of it as she got out the vacuum cleaner and started to run it over the drawing-room carpet . |
| 8 | Remembering how responsive Faye 's blood glucose level was to stress , she was about to monitor its level , but , as she got out the kit , Tom arrived , his tall figure catapulting into the room and only a slight untidiness to his dark hair betraying the fact that he had so recently been locked in Marise 's arms in the garden . |
| 9 | She got out the mower to cut the back lawn . |
| 10 | She ruled out the idea of workfare , where claimants are forced to work for benefits or have them withdrawn , for all three million unemployed . |
| 11 | She peered out the window , but they were already past it . |
| 12 | She holds out the tray . |
| 13 | She was collecting glasses and plates from all over , slinging the contents in a vile bucket , and Philippa noticed that she was n't particularly careful where she stubbed out the cigarette that dropped a little trail of ash wherever she went . |
| 14 | She stubbed out the cigarette and took the tea gratefully . |
| 15 | Irritated , she snatched out the earpiece and let the set dangle round her neck . |
| 16 | She found out the man 's name later on that week . |
| 17 | Miss Sherwin said she found out the stall had been sold for below the price she thought it was worth and felt ‘ ripped off ’ . |
| 18 | All this was so ludicrous that Jane could only laugh in disbelief , until , by accident , she found out the reason for the hostility of the erstwhile ‘ noble ’ family . |
| 19 | She looked up and saw that the lights had changed to green and as the car behind her sounded its horn she let out the clutch too quickly and the car lurched forward . |
| 20 | She let out the breath she had n't even realised she 'd been holding . |
| 21 | Then she let out the breath and sagged against the desk . |
| 22 | They were in room order , A , B — Smart — Avery — Her hands shook as she drew out the file and turned back the cover . |
| 23 | And she drove out the image and her own overwhelming feeling of terrible loss , by concentrating her mind desperately on what Gazzer was saying . |
| 24 | Just as she came out the council she said I I 'm just outside the council offices ringing you . |
| 25 | Then she asked the ‘ patient ’ to hold the other end while she measured out the length again , mumbling a strange , unintelligible gibberish all the while . |
| 26 | She ripped out the paper and put in a fresh sheet . |
| 27 | She poured out the coffee and presented it to me like John the Baptist 's head . |
| 28 | She poured out the tea and put the cup carefully before her patient . |
| 29 | She poured out the tea , and as she pushed it across the counter to him he handed her the penny . |
| 30 | She was terrified that if she poured out the tale to her husband now , he would be filled with doubts as to the extent of her previous involvement with Davis . |