Example sentences of "she [verb] out the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sperber and Wilson 's ( 1986 ) principle of relevance entitles the hearer to expect adequate contextual effects for the minimum necessary processing effort.5 This means that a speaker who is asked to say what , for example , was said in a lecture would not satisfy the principle of relevance if he or she read out the entire content word for word . |
| 2 | Satisfied with the merest hint of make-up she had used on her heart-shaped face , she emptied out the small jewellery sachet she always took with her on her travels . |
| 3 | The accent sounded mid-European and as Lee became more accustomed to the steam she made out the face of the owner of the voice . |
| 4 | But as she made out the figure who stood darkly outlined against the blaze of the picture window 's light , she stopped abruptly short . |
| 5 | The bang came again but softer , and she made out the squeak of rusty hinges against the din of the stormy night . |
| 6 | Her fists gripped the armrests of the chair so tightly she made out the taut ligaments running from her wrists to her knuckles . |
| 7 | She made out the shape of Caro squatting in the armchair , rigidly still . |
| 8 | She sought out the darkest room and even then closed the shutters , though it was only early morning , and lay on her bed without energy even to feed her son . |
| 9 | Jinny was paralysed until Keith prodded her and she choked out the first words . |
| 10 | Without answering , she got out the frying pan and began to do him bacon and eggs . |
| 11 | She wondered what they would make of it as she got out the vacuum cleaner and started to run it over the drawing-room carpet . |
| 12 | She got out the mower to cut the back lawn . |
| 13 | Fish done , spuds on , she got out the asparagus and found they were plastic ! |
| 14 | Remembering how responsive Faye 's blood glucose level was to stress , she was about to monitor its level , but , as she got out the kit , Tom arrived , his tall figure catapulting into the room and only a slight untidiness to his dark hair betraying the fact that he had so recently been locked in Marise 's arms in the garden . |
| 15 | It should have been a new beginning , a clean slate but , as she rode out the following morning , her head clouded from lack of sleep , Kelly knew that life was never that easy . |
| 16 | She straightened out the dead woman , folded her hands and tidied the bed . |
| 17 | She ruled out the idea of workfare , where claimants are forced to work for benefits or have them withdrawn , for all three million unemployed . |
| 18 | She peered out the window , but they were already past it . |
| 19 | She holds out the tray . |
| 20 | She tried out the new offices , did not find them satisfactory and left claiming unfair dismissal . |
| 21 | She was collecting glasses and plates from all over , slinging the contents in a vile bucket , and Philippa noticed that she was n't particularly careful where she stubbed out the cigarette that dropped a little trail of ash wherever she went . |
| 22 | She stubbed out the cigarette and took the tea gratefully . |
| 23 | Irritated , she snatched out the earpiece and let the set dangle round her neck . |
| 24 | A workmanlike silence fell , broken only by the snip of scissors on stems , and the steady scratching of Folly 's pencil as she scribbled out the orders for next day . |
| 25 | All this was so ludicrous that Jane could only laugh in disbelief , until , by accident , she found out the reason for the hostility of the erstwhile ‘ noble ’ family . |
| 26 | She found out the man 's name later on that week . |
| 27 | Miss Sherwin said she found out the stall had been sold for below the price she thought it was worth and felt ‘ ripped off ’ . |
| 28 | She let out the breath she had n't even realised she 'd been holding . |
| 29 | She looked up and saw that the lights had changed to green and as the car behind her sounded its horn she let out the clutch too quickly and the car lurched forward . |
| 30 | Then she let out the breath and sagged against the desk . |