Example sentences of "had [adv] [vb pp] out on " in BNC.
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1 | She had finally walked out on him and it had only been the intervention of Philpott that had brought them back together again . |
2 | It was already beginning to feel as if the last four years had never happened ; as if she were still the confused , angry , raw-nerved girl she had been when he had finally walked out on her . |
3 | ‘ I was in Switzerland on a pre-season tour and I had just missed out on sign ing Dean Saunders , ’ he said . |
4 | She had just started out on her career as a free-lance photographer , with nothing but a little talent , a lot of determination and the best camera money could buy to help her make it . |
5 | They had just set out on holiday in their Mazda car . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Three women flashed the route : Isabelle Patissier , Susi Good and Robyn Erbesfield , all three of whom had also topped out on the previous two routes . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Manly-Warringah had earlier missed out on signing All Black no.8 Zinzan Brooke and were desperate to gain Ofahengaue . |
10 | In her family , the men had never walked out on their colonial responsibilities . |