Example sentences of "out [prep] the [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Queen fans were devastated when Barcelona — a Top Ten hit when first released five years ago — was controversially elbowed out as the Games 's theme song by Amigos Para Siempre ( Friends For Life ) . |
| 2 | Pearson 's book publishing companies shone out as the group 's star performers last year . |
| 3 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 4 | The advantage of finding out about the pupil 's present level of visual functioning is that it can be considered as a starting point . |
| 5 | ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen . |
| 6 | The European Commission has accepted the first set of standards worked out for the EC 's ecolabelling scheme , which aims to inform consumers about the environmental impact of particular products . |
| 7 | Ward was on his feet in a flash , his gloved right hand reaching out for the other 's arm . |
| 8 | Over in Cheltenham , 6 teams of 4 turned out for the day 's main event , won by the team from the St James Hotel . |
| 9 | Interviews carried out for the project 's research paper indicate that many prostitutes ‘ just want to settle down and have a family ’ . |
| 10 | You should land ready to fight and watch out for the opponent 's foot sweep . |
| 11 | When Kalchu and I set out for the headman 's house several mornings later it was bitterly cold . |
| 12 | The 16-year-olds could play for the juniors at the same time as their fathers turn out for the club 's over-35s team in a national competition . |
| 13 | When I got sent down the judge said , ‘ You should be out for the baby 's birth ’ , but I was n't . |
| 14 | When the fungus is finished with its host , large club-shaped fruiting structures punch out through the insect 's exoskeleton , leaving the lifeless husk grotesquely studded with bizarre outgrowths . |
| 15 | Ten minutes later a small party , including a highly suspicious private detective , made its way out through the tradesmen 's entrance , escorted by Auguste . |
| 16 | It was Round Two in a bitter Battle of the Bills which broke out after the couple 's wedding last May . |
| 17 | Behind the beautifully restored façades of the buildings with their smart paint and gabled roofs there was evidence of a rich and varied culture , Gina observed , walking down the crowded cobbled pathway where restaurants and cafés spilled out towards the water 's edge . |
| 18 | Father appeared above me on the top step and I wrenched myself out of the man 's nasty fingers . |
| 19 | Crawling over , Trent pulled his small matt-black throwing-knife out of the man 's throat , cleaning the blade before replacing it in the sheath between his shoulder-blades . |
| 20 | He remained there , out of the man 's sight , while he said good-bye to me . |
| 21 | They closed on the knife blade , twisted it out of the man 's hand , and then he was using the whole false arm as a metal club slamming down on the upraised arms , jabbing for the face , forcing the man back step by step until the edge of the track was only one more step away . |
| 22 | And yes , I suddenly recollected the image of the small shining triangle of a Stanley blade being passed out of the driver 's cabin : an image that had only momentarily concerned me . |
| 23 | Fortunately , Nevil was n't looking in his mirror , he had his head out of the driver 's window as if looking for a street name . |
| 24 | Nevil choked me until I almost passed out , then he lifted me out of the driver 's seat and bundled me into the back of Armstrong , hitting me on the back of the neck with what could have been an anvil but was probably his fist . |
| 25 | A very angry Sergeant Waters jumped out of the driver 's door . |
| 26 | Eventually , control of the car could be taken out of the driver 's hands , and the brakes applied if a stationary vehicle is detected in the road ahead . |
| 27 | He plucked his sleeve gently out of the boy 's hand , and turned unhurriedly and walked out of the room . |
| 28 | The point is nicely illustrated by an important case arising out of the miners ' strike of 1984–85 . |
| 29 | The injustice of life stung her bitterly — Sylvester getting them Bones and co as if they were straight out of the champions ' parade at the Horse of the Year Show and not even knowing that some horses jumped and some did n't , and thinking that all weedy little Hoomey needed was motivation to become Seb Coe the second … |
| 30 | To cut the fat out of the Classic 's price tag , Sun will adopt a policy historically alien to the computer industry , the ‘ no dicker sticker ’ that American car makers like General Motors and Ford are experimenting with . |