Example sentences of "out [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They feared that , without proper cover , the City would lose out as an international financial centre as large overseas institutions moved their European offices to less-exposed capitals . |
| 2 | Yeah erm well that can , that can be difficult erm I know er when er when Dave did his psychology degree here erm he started out as an electrical engineer and he got interested |
| 3 | If Daine 's Dream adheres to the formulae , then that reads out as an unacceptable risk to me . ’ |
| 4 | Iron shortage shows out as an overall pale colouring in the leaves . |
| 5 | Programming might have started out as an ancillary task in a student 's special subject of physics chemistry or psychology but soon takes over as the dominating interest . |
| 6 | She was not looking forward to her coming out as an Italian girl , but she was determined not to let herself get married early . |
| 7 | Lorenzo da Ponte ( 1749–1838 ) , the son of a converted Jewish tanner , started out as an ordained priest , but any hopes of a successful career in that direction were scotched by his uncontrollably amorous nature . |
| 8 | What started out as an objective assessment like ‘ That lesson did n't go as well as I had expected ’ gets recast as ‘ I made a mistake ’ which leads to ‘ I 'm a poor teacher ’ and even ‘ I 'm a failure ( as a person ) ’ . |
| 9 | A school that , though equipped with a sixth form , did not have good A level results could be picked out as an inefficient school . |
| 10 | A two-length defeat of subsequent winner Cadency marked this half-brother to Rubstic and Kildimo out as an improving sort for his new stable . |
| 11 | Once they are included in the explanation participation drops out as an inessential part of many consent situations . |
| 12 | In a rather confused , uncertain , period Reagan stood out as an upbeat , optimistic candidate who , despite his failings , had an easily understood programme and a clear sense of the direction in which he would take his country , if given the opportunity . |
| 13 | His Quaker father started out as an illiterate nailer at Stourbridge , but , through thrift and considerable business acumen , became a manufacturer of nails on the putting-out system , an ironmonger , and an owner of iron-refining works . |
| 14 | The battle was fought out as an intense personal rivalry between Simon and the new permanent secretary to the Local Government Board , John Lambert . |
| 15 | Surveys are however different from tests in their objective : a test is usually carried out to find out about an individual , a survey is carried out to find out about an issue which is across people . |
| 16 | It is the purest form of finding out about an ancient site , but it does depend on the ability of the observer to distinguish information that may be coming in from a variety of sources . |
| 17 | The thief is on the look out for an easy opportunity and if you leave chemicals , feedstuffs or hand-tools in unlocked sheds or outhouses , you 're giving a criminal an open invitation . |
| 18 | The massive £45-million building was planned when property prices in London seemed set to rise forever , but the scheme was still dependent on the top five floors being let out for an annual £6 million . |
| 19 | Yet as was noted , inventions , like choices , are always constrained by social experiential factors such as available opportunities and knowledge of alternatives ; even the most ardent indeterminist would acknowledge such things ( while still holding out for an irreducible residue of free choice ) . |
| 20 | He went quickly downstairs and left a note for his mother saying that he could n't sleep and had gone out for an early morning bike ride . |
| 21 | Even then fitness-fanatic Mr Bush is likely to drag him out for an early morning swim . |
| 22 | I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers , checking that I had brushed off the mud ; I wanted to make the transition from somebody who had just slept rough to somebody who looked as though he was out for an early walk . |
| 23 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
| 24 | The JCT designed this form for use where minor building works are to be carried out for an agreed lump sum based on drawings and/or specifications and/or schedules but without detailed measurements , and where an architect or supervising officer has been appointed on behalf of the employer . |
| 25 | Here again they state that the form is for use where works are carried out for an agreed lump sum and where an architect or supervising officer has been appointed on behalf of the employer . |
| 26 | He was also crying out for an efficient office . |
| 27 | He said Libya was not being ‘ stubborn ’ , but merely holding out for an honourable solution to the crisis . |
| 28 | We 've spent months of shelving and then in the end he just says oh sod it , just took it out for an eight one six then . |
| 29 | She started going through her bag , making sure she had everything , like a woman going out for an ordinary evening . |
| 30 | Mushtaq Ahmed held out for an hour-and-a-half for 11 , standing by Malik while the biggest stand of the innings — 64 — was constructed . |