Example sentences of "their [noun pl] out to " in BNC.
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1 | Why did men always try and make their failings out to be her fault ? |
2 | But one can imagine that Nicky , by virtue of size and age alone , could scare away any hungry young men looking to pour their hearts out to the delicate seeming star . |
3 | All sorts of people held their hands out to me but I do n't think I ever got anything . |
4 | She advises worried parents to take their children out to museums , the theatre and cinema , and to make sure that they are getting plenty of interaction with other children . |
5 | Many local authorities have moved ahead and are putting many of their services out to competitive tender . |
6 | If doing a deal with another company will help you to get their records out to people then I ca n't see why you should n't do it . |
7 | In order to economise , the officers of some parishes put their workhouses out to private contract ; this practice — an early example of privatisation — was known as ‘ farming the poor ’ . |
8 | He was taking a group of his own men plus dogs and their handlers out to the helicopter base where he could brief them together with the pilots . |