Example sentences of "out a [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tiptoed past them to the chest of drawers , took out a pair of shorts and a sweatshirt and slipped back downstairs to the kitchen . |
| 2 | The sergeant from the scene of crime squad pushed past him , and advanced on Catherine Crane , holding out a pair of battered wellingtons with the air of the prince hopefully extending a glass slipper . |
| 3 | ‘ Take these , ’ she said , opening a drawer and taking out a pair of kitchen scissors . |
| 4 | Other ploys include paying an exaggerated price for a worthless item , only to return two days later to clear out a pair of Chippendales for £25 a piece . |
| 5 | After several trials , the experimenter left the room after putting out a pair of toys . |
| 6 | Captain Meredith held out a pair of white worsted stockings and some cracked leather shoes with tarnished buckles to Midnight . |
| 7 | Perdita , covering the bottom of the lorries with straw to protect the ponies ' feet , suddenly heard Alejandro shouting that she better dig out a pair of clean breeches and polish her boots , as she 'd be playing in the match that afternoon . |
| 8 | Out of it she drew a little distaff , much as we would draw out a pair of knitting needles . |
| 9 | Reaching into her case she pulled out a pair of ugly buttoned boots . |
| 10 | Ace grinned , and drew out a pair of thin doughy wedges from the deep pockets of her duster coat . |
| 11 | He looked her over , insolently , from head to foot and , putting her to one side , opened the top drawer and pulled out a pair of silk camiknickers in a soft shade of amber . |
| 12 | He then walked into the small alcove of electronic equipment and appeared to fiddle with some dials and buttons until music suddenly blasted out a pair of wall mounted speakers . |
| 13 | He fished out a pair of carpet slippers . |
| 14 | She rummaged in the open jewellery box on the bed , and took out a pair of large drop earrings which she had bought in Liberty 's the week before . |
| 15 | When she turned round Penry was holding out a pair of unused white shoelaces . |
| 16 | While other shoe makers were suffering from the recession DMs Northampton shoe factory was hiring more staff — there are now 2,500 of them turning out a pair of shoes every 4 seconds . |
| 17 | Although it is less damaging than the removal of bulbs and plants , consistent seed snatching can still effectively wipe out a species from a locality . |
| 18 | After a couple of unsuccessful front-engined designs in the late '50s , Colin Chapman turned out a series of fabulously successful cars that dominated the decade . |
| 19 | The report spells out a series of options , and leans towards a plan which would put men on the Moon in 2001 to build a base there as a springboard for the Martian expedition 10 years later . |
| 20 | THE 120-clause Environmental Protection Bill , which was published yesterday , sets out a series of reforms to key areas of pollution control . |
| 21 | Mr Justice Jowitt commenting at the trial of Ernest Coveley , accused of carrying out a series of robberies with a cucumber The escargot laying season is between June and September . |
| 22 | It was agreed that the SAS would carry out a series of raids on these airfields in early July , leaving only a week to prepare for departure . |
| 23 | Alan Walker argues that the income of retired people must be raised and he sets out a series of specific measures to : |
| 24 | This method brings library users into the actual building , where they carry out a series of practical tasks concerned with location of materials , photocopying , use of catalogues , borrowing routines and so on . |
| 25 | Theodore Barber of Medfield State Hospital in Massachusetts has carried out a series of experiments which suggest that there is nothing a hypnotised subject will do that a motivated non-hypnotised person will not do as well . |
| 26 | During the subsequent flight , the computer puts out a series of warning signals which tell the pilot when he can make noise , and when he can safely cut the engine power . |
| 27 | Asked to elaborate , she lays out a series of proposals only slightly to the left of the League of Women Voters : universal voter registration , inclusion of minor-party candidates in presidential debates , revival of the Fairness Doctrine for broadcasters , ‘ direct democracy ’ in the form of citizen referendums on national issues like the budget , and an all-encompassing but vaguely articulated ‘ economic democracy ’ . |
| 28 | In the early 1960s Stanley Milgram , a research psychologist at Yale University , carried out a series of experiments on the extent to which we obey authority . |
| 29 | He quickly carried out a series of bizarre bank raids , claiming he was wired up as a ‘ human bomb ’ . |
| 30 | Dub says : ‘ On the field they worked out a series of calls and signals for the defenders , but Jan still struggles to make conversation . |