Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [verb] out the " in BNC.
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1 | I tried to separate out the harmonies in the snoring . |
2 | As I lay back on my bed I tried to work out the connection between him and the British Empire and Fresnes gaol , but could make nothing of it . |
3 | Playing with the selectors challenged my mathematics as I tried to work out the exact number of available tones , but let's just say there should be something here for virtually every style of player . |
4 | I determined to stamp out the French ‘ flu before it spread . |
5 | To the right is one of several photocopies of the bride , complete in outline , on which I worked to sort out the background composition in more detail , especially the position of the patterned arch on the carpet backdrop , which corresponds with the curve of the headcloth material embroidery at the bottom left . |
6 | I decided to sit out the recession by selling the remaining 16 years on my lease and moving home to Crouch End in North London . |
7 | After a night of endless fun — rounders followed by Cluedo , Cheat and a visit to the Clumber Park Social Club where Ken performed a striking rendition of Wild Thing on his guitar — I felt burnt out the next morning , but everyone else was raring to go . |
8 | Because of the range of the respective sizes of each range and the feel of the marker pens themselves , I chose to try out the KC-1100 Twin Point Pens in a studio context and the KC-400 Brush Pens in the field . |
9 | In three minutes I managed to put out the whole fire , and the lovely old building was safe . |
10 | I managed to hammer out the brief for the marioc debate in the nick of time . |
11 | During that painful walk I managed to work out the general outline of these pages . |
12 | I had wrung out the Spidersuit and Y-fronts and hung them over a Bible suck thinking how He would just have to lump a bare arse on His books for one night . |
13 | Yet I felt at last I had straightened out the time that had buckled when I lost all my writing . |
14 | By now it was early afternoon and Rick ( who had been catching consistently on the corn ) and I decided we were getting peckish , so , being nominated ’ chef of the week ’ I had to sort out the dinner . |
15 | It was a little bit awkward , because she wanted to spend a long weekend there in July , and I had to sort out the dates with Alex to make sure they did n't clash . |
16 | Six o'clock in the morning , I had to clean out the Danish piggeries . |
17 | After I had read out the concentrated edition to my two guests , Moltke remarked : ‘ Now it has a different ring ; it sounded before like a parley ; now it is like a flourish in answer to a challenge . ’ |
18 | I had sorted out the flat really nicely , and had some money put away . |
19 | No , somehow I had to cut out the middle-men and middle-women . |
20 | My reason for not signing the petition was quite clear : when I had spoken out the previous December not one other international , nor the IAC , had raised a peep when our sport was being vilified . |
21 | Months before the CPRS report came to ministers , therefore , we had reviewed the options and indeed in July 1982 I had set out the Government 's position , after consultation with the Treasury . |
22 | Then I noticed the Bible lying all on its own on the other side of the bunk ; the Bible on which I had laid out the relics the night before last , Night Zero . |
23 | And when I had laid out the clothing , I began the even more important business of transferring my personal armament . |
24 | Someone has plotted to kill you ! ’ and I explained what I had heard and how I had put out the fire . |
25 | I had to find out the hard way — to coin a phrase . |
26 | But if you would n't tell me I had to find out the only way I could , ’ Travis explained , tightening his arms about her . |
27 | Someone had ripped out the cables — more proof of attention to detail . |
28 | Perhaps someone had taken out the bulb . |
29 | Looked as if someone had pulled out the HT lead , actually . ’ |
30 | He stepped back , pausing to think , but the more he tried to invent reasonable explanations , the more he came back to the obvious truth : someone had put out the light and locked him in . |