Example sentences of "[prep] [num ord] [verb] out " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's like a lighthouse , ’ Mickey Aronson whispered to Ada ; and , indeed , Mickey 's comparison was well chosen , for the smile of pride Max Klein could not suppress at being the baaleboss for such a momentous occasion seemed to reach his lips only after first puffing out his chest . |
| 2 | They lowered blood pressure in patients with hypertension , prevented irregularities of the heartbeat which might be caused by adrenaline , reduced mortality after coronary thrombosis , and , perhaps most importantly of all , they revealed the complexity of the factors which control cardiac activity in man , and the difficulties of predicting the effects drugs will have without first carrying out extensive and detailed experiments , both in the laboratory and in the clinic . |
| 3 | If they formulate detailed hypotheses and produce elaborate questionnaires or interview schedules without first carrying out informal interviews they may well go off in a completely fruitless direction and have only themselves to blame when they end up with several hundred completed forms , none of which have asked the right questions about the right key factors . |
| 4 | Never buy a sleeping bag without first finding out whether or not all the drawcords can be pulled from the inside and the zip can be pulled freely from inside too . |
| 5 | A few strategic blows with a hammer will achieve this without shattering the whole thing , but it 's prudent to first bail out as much water as possible from the trap . |
| 6 | It was decided to first try out the simplest possible computational technique . |
| 7 | Manchester at first lost out very badly on rail investment , but now it has some compensation in the Windsor Link and is going ahead with an advanced tram system that will take over a number of heavy rail routes . |
| 8 | People who were incredibly enthusiastic at first dropped out because they thought the language barrier would be a major problem , even though they were assured that an English-speaking teacher would accompany the children . |
| 9 | He was at first driven out by the duces , Berhthun and Andhun , but it was not long before he attacked again and slew King Aethelwealh ( HE IV , 15 ) . |
| 10 | He remembered the lights of the car at last picking out the yearned-for shape of the cottage . |
| 11 | And it was only after John had given up playing that Palace at last fell out of the 1st Division , so it was only right that in September 1974 the club gave him a richly deserved Testimonial for his magnificent services . |
| 12 | She drove as fast as she dared past the Jardin Anglais and at last swung out on to the Quai Gustav Ador . |
| 13 | John at last breathed out his relief . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've got a research grant , ’ he explains to the man sitting next to him , who is wearing a dark grey lightweight non-iron suit , with a pale pink shirt and polka dotted silk tie , as they at last climb out through the heat haze , and undo their seat belts . |
| 15 | Finlayson came toiling back up , and Tribe was at last levelling out . |
| 16 | Then , after 18 days of stonewalling , Mr Gorbachev at last came out and faced the issue . |
| 17 | They worked through the night and one appliance stayed until after 4pm yesterday when the fire at last burned out . |
| 18 | In October Rupert at last slipped out and made for the Straits of Gibraltar . |
| 19 | Only when the water began to cool did she at last climb out and towel herself dry . |
| 20 | Have at last worked out how it fits on to the trolley . |
| 21 | Her pack slapped against her back as she jumped down beside Defries , reminding her that she was at last running out of supplies : there had been few explosives on the shuttle . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , Jack , ’ she managed at last to get out . |
| 23 | Our citizens must at last find out where their roots are ’ , he says . |
| 24 | We proceed by first setting out the difference equations for the variables and in this case . |
| 25 | To make up these leaf forms , each motif is prepared by first cutting out two rectangles of suitable size having the grain running obliquely at about 45° which are then edge-jointed and taped together . |