Example sentences of "[noun] have [adv] [verb] out on " in BNC.
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1 | I see what they mean when they say the Mediterranean countries have never missed out on a female god . |
2 | Of the two European companies that did become members , Méliès had built its fortunes around the genius of one innovative filmmaker , whereas Pathé had deliberately set out on an internationalist path , making films not only in France but also in Britain , the US , Italy , Germany , Russia and Japan . |
3 | Manly-Warringah had earlier missed out on signing All Black no.8 Zinzan Brooke and were desperate to gain Ofahengaue . |
4 | But the reason I have sat down so quickly is because the old man has just popped out on the northbound platform . |
5 | In her family , the men had never walked out on their colonial responsibilities . |
6 | But the answers never made sense and the fact remained , whatever she had chosen to believe Mark had simply walked out on her and not bothered to come back . |
7 | Savers have also missed out on an equity market which delivered average annual returns , including reinvested dividends , of 20 per cent during the Thatcher years . |