Example sentences of "out [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was very difficult to erm to get to get much activity going in the flats cos people 's people 's aim was to get out rather than to improve the conditions or or work on local issues . |
| 2 | When I do have to evict an intruder , I 've discovered that it 's far better to pull the weeds out rather than hoe them . |
| 3 | This provides what Eo calls a simple ‘ pen and paper ’ -style intuitive interface that requires simple writing gestures rather than keyboard skills to operate — for instance to delete text you simply cross it out rather than entering a command . |
| 4 | Bitrex is the bitterest non-toxic substance known , and even a tiny drop will encourage children to spit it out rather than swallow it . |
| 5 | BBC network television has gone a step further and introduced a sexual harassment hotline , which , though it sounds like one of the services advertised in David Sullivan 's tabloid journals , is intended to root out rather than promote unwanted lubricity . |
| 6 | employees think the scheme is unfair , lacks objectivity , is meant to catch them out rather than develop them |
| 7 | Not only , said Nicky , was this proof positive of the Englishness — indeed the Lancashireness — of Griffiths 's voice , but Griffiths had also said that if cornered in future he would shoot his way out rather than submit to arrest — exactly what he did do . |
| 8 | This means that in most cases it is more likely to be a matter of relaxing the forward pressure to allow the aircraft to level out rather than pulling it out with a positive backward pressure on the stick . |
| 9 | Built from the debris of planets , moons and comets , the sphere had originally been designed to completely enclose its star , collecting all the energy it gave out rather than letting the vast majority of it escape away into space . |
| 10 | Maybe send them out rather than wait till the next meeting , aha |
| 11 | It was but er the market was so low that he decided not to well I do n't think he could get a buyer actually , it 's just stood there so he he he let it out rather than have it stood there with the option for us to buy it but I say now the prices are lower he 's not keen on selling it at that price . |
| 12 | So obviously there 's a few tough games ahead , but you know , with erm if we set our out right and keep working hard , then hopefully we can get a few points and maybe push ourselves further up the table . |
| 13 | We might , if i if it 's a nice day we might possibly have a little walk out somewhere or run out somewhere , or something |
| 14 | This was not only because I would rather have won than lost anything , but also because , winning being unlikely , I would rather have opted out altogether than lost . |
| 15 | The new advice shapes up as follows : 70 per cent of our total calorie intake should be complex carbohydrates which include fruit and vegetables , pulses and grains ; 10–15 per cent as protein — not necessarily meat ; 15–30 per cent as fat , with a maximum of 10 per cent as saturated ( animal ) fat ( saturated fat can be cut out altogether if desired ) ; and 10 per cent maximum as added sugar , although this is not essential for healthy eating . |
| 16 | Gilliland gets a reasonable fit between records of actual temperature and his model if he leaves solar variations out altogether and works only with the build-up of carbon dioxide and influence of volcanic products on the atmosphere . |
| 17 | Suddenly she realized she had n't put it out properly and said , ‘ Excuse me , Mr Tiller , I think I 'm on fire . ' |
| 18 | I ca n't afford to take you out properly or buy you a proper Christmas present , or be able to tell you not to worry — I 'm twenty-eight years old and I 'm still living from hand to mouth like a bloody tramp . |
| 19 | It could turn out eventually that losing your job has led to a whole new and better career . |
| 20 | Then he put his head out slowly and looked up the corridor . |
| 21 | Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said . |
| 22 | Mobuto climbed out slowly and turned to wave at the waiting photographers . |
| 23 | Edward Lear , drawing parrots and toucans in the zoo , got them very lifelike but left his backgrounds very sketchy , letting the bird stand out brilliantly but giving very little clue about its habitat . |
| 24 | Immediately underneath the stone lay a cist containing several rude cinerary urns , and alongside of it were found a gold fibula and an armilla of a peculiar type made from a broad band of gold beaten out so as to form a convex centre , on each side of which was a fluted ornamental border , and a raised rim returned at the edge . " |
| 25 | Before he could go out so as to wait until he could have the place to himself , the figure levered himself up , bowed to the altar , and turned and saw him . |
| 26 | The surveyor should ensure that his inspection is carried out so as to avoid damage to contents and to the property . |
| 27 | Practise speaking your answers out loud but do not learn them off by heart . |
| 28 | Already she opens my father 's letters , though so far she has not read them out loud or tied his tie for him . |
| 29 | Close your eyes and visualise what you are learning , imagine what is happening , say your work out loud and listen to it . |
| 30 | Just try saying that sentence out loud and see how pompous and unnatural it sounds . |