Example sentences of "out [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( In my enthusiasm , I sent this letter to everyone whose name and number were on my telephone pad ( I ’ d been out rather a lot , and other members of the family took the calls ) ; this included someone who 'd phoned for a different reason , and next day I got a somewhat bemused call from an elderly gentleman who had never heard of Donkey Lane , but thought it sounded a splendid project and wanted to know all about it . |
| 2 | We have now carried out successfully a total of 27 national surveys without undue disruption to schools , with the general support of the LEAs and teachers concerned … and with the enthusiastic cooperation of the children we have tested … |
| 3 | A BBC spokesman said last night : ‘ We have not ruled out entirely a possible adaption , but there are a number of unresolved factors . ’ |
| 4 | That was the gist of what the Air Force chief of staff said , thinking out loud a few weeks ago . |
| 5 | ‘ We did go out together a few times , yes , Chief Inspector . |
| 6 | Stuart and I went out together a few times . |
| 7 | If the surface of the earth was covered to a depth of one metre in protein molecules , each one different from every other one , and if each molecule changed into another one once a second , and had done so since the origin of the earth , there would have been time to try out only a minute fraction of the possible sequences . |
| 8 | The lane wound in wide loops all the way to Applewick , but by footpath there was a short cut across a field , through a wood , and then across another field , which came out only a few yards beyond the low bridge . |
| 9 | This brief article has necessarily picked out only a few aspects of diamond . |
| 10 | The Office of Fair Trading 's report on the subject came out only a few days before , and Mr Blair introduced it . |
| 11 | On the other hand this meted out only a very rough justice to owners . |
| 12 | When I became fully aware of this , I gave all of my fashionable new clothes to ‘ Oxfam ’ and fished out my old blue jeans and ‘ sloppy joe ’ jumper which I had nearly thrown out only a few weeks before . |
| 13 | I thought I would pick out just a few . |
| 14 | This not only spells out just a few of the advantages of zinc but also the name of the leading rolled zinc available in the UK |
| 15 | To pick out just a few examples : grandparents treat their grandchildren in the same way whether they live in Aberdeen or London ; middle-class people use money to support their close relatives in similar ways whether they live in Swansea , Sheffield or London ; people use their kin network to help them find employment whether they live in Glasgow , Basildon or Corby . |
| 16 | It might be an idea actually if we moved out just a little bit Tracey . |
| 17 | Screwing up her courage , Polly altered course very slightly , turning the winch handle to let the mainsail out just a fraction . |
| 18 | Standing beside Josh in the wings , she was barely aware of the play being acted out just a few feet away , too caught up in the playwright 's words to be aware of anything else . |
| 19 | And , as you so responsibly pointed out just a moment ago , that is also where her school is . |
| 20 | Help us out just a wee bit . |
| 21 | His shadowy presence created an irresistible desire for her to stretch out just an arm 's length away — and caress him , but that desire was counterbalanced by nausea at the prospect of his body coming into contact with hers again . |
| 22 | I only come out once a month , but she tries to stop me . |
| 23 | Previous owner was an old lady who took it out once a year at the most . |
| 24 | She lives with her mam and dad , a cleaner and welder respectively , and does a bit of housework , though her mam still does the cooking , and she goes out once a week . |
| 25 | My husband told me I ought to be getting out more , so my friend and I began to go out once a fortnight . |
| 26 | They eat out once a week , you know . |
| 27 | Oh it was glorious I made a note to myself actually , that I 'm only going to go out once a week for a proper shop , from a list , in the solar and the rest of the time I 'm going to go to the quite expensive little Robber 's Roe , round the corner from me . |
| 28 | But I only go out once a week ! |
| 29 | er We , we go out once a week on our bikes just to keep fit for the job more than anything , and have a pint away from the wives , er but er we 've looked into the idea of getting a bike specially made for Joanne , er the little girl who I said suffers from this disease . |
| 30 | He is wise not to rule out totally a return to the game . |