Example sentences of "[verb] in or out [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 She had no idea whether he lived in or out of the hospital .
2 Do they want to fall in or out to the sides ?
3 He can not speak in or out of the House on subjects outside his department .
4 ‘ Anything going in or out of the valley has to pass along this road . ’
5 The foot of the inclined way descends below the level of what may be termed the tail bay which is open at the end so that the dock and carriage run down into the water in order to bring the dock into alignment with the tail bay to allow of the vessel being hauled in or out of the dock .
6 ‘ Perhaps it was built as a wind break , ’ she said , ‘ there does n't seem to be anything to keep in or out except the wind here . ’
7 Labour said it was stepping up the pressure for an urgent Commons statement from the Chancellor to clarify which areas of spending were ruled in or out from the Treasury review .
8 These can be spooled in or out by the divers , from a control unit .
9 Apart from DIY accidents and those in the kitchen , nearly 80 per cent of other home accidents are caused by people falling in or out of the bath .
10 Sally confesses : ‘ We realized , after we 'd had the dividing wall rebuilt between the front room and the back parlour , that it was impossible to get in or out of the back parlour , since we 'd also had the doorway closed off and made into a display case for the tortoiseshell medical implements Peter collects .
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