Example sentences of "[adj] on the outside " in BNC.
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| 1 | because the rag is only going to stay damp on the outside |
| 2 | ‘ Speaking of wine , ’ the Baronne said , as they sampled the macaroons , which Sabine found to be crisp on the outside , moist on the inside , with a delicate , delicious flavour . |
| 3 | But , unlike any other nature preserve , the Everglades today exists like a patient on life-support , completely dependent on the outside efforts of others to survive . |
| 4 | Built of stone rubble faced with ashlar ( stone dressed to a smooth finish ) and Roman tiles , the original polygonal tower may have been 80 feet high , but it had fallen into ruin by medieval times and was partly rebuilt , probably in the reign of Henry V. It still stands to a height of 40 feet , however , and we can see the original windows which were tiny on the outside walls to prevent draughts interfering with the flames of the beacon at the top . |
| 5 | Mmm , smooth on the outside , but do nt you think it was sort of heavy and sweaty ? ? |
| 6 | He was , of course , the man who had once brought in a cup , painted black on the inside and white on the outside , and , after pointing out its close resemblance to the soul of the average sinner , had jumped up and down on it , foaming at the mouth . |
| 7 | Clara did not enjoy her sausage , for it was burned black on the outside and raw in the middle , and her mother had told her that it was impossible not to get worms from raw sausage meat , but the taste of the damp mince with its bitter crust remained a strong reminder of illicit pleasure . |
| 8 | The steaks and chops were cooked now , black on the outside and tender and succulent inside . |
| 9 | The ring is yellow coloured on the outside , silver inside but carries no hallmark . |
| 10 | The windows had a sly , mean look , and Fenella had the sudden impression that the Workshops were not workshops at all , but a single crouching monster , black and hard-backed and scaly on the outside , but possessed of roaring , flaming innards , so that every breath it took belched out hissing steam and curls and wisps of flame . |
| 11 | There is also a tiny eleventh-century chapel on the far bank of the Neste de Louron , the river that enters Arreau from the east and flows parallel with the main street ; this chapel is admirable on the outside only , with a nice octagonal tower and a battered Romanesque portal . |
| 12 | Deserters are called ‘ apples ’ , red on the outside but white inside . ’ |
| 13 | They are the ‘ watermelon party ’ , green on the outside and red on the inside , part of the ‘ alternative ’ subculture , the libertarian siblings of a rich society , not unlike at their extreme end the American drop-out society of the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 14 | It 's very thick on the outside but almost , you can almost see through some of the bone in the base there and that can be caused by as , a blow on the head if it 's the bolt of the erm brain that 's caused , got the injury , or from the base of skull is usually caused by er landing on your feet from heights , and |
| 15 | The lower jaw is narrower than the upper jaw and because of this , the teeth become sharp on the outside edges of the upper molars and the inside edges of the lower molars . |
| 16 | ‘ … into the last furlong , and the Guppy looks beaten , Breakdancer takes up the running with Prince Charming on the stand side — it looks to be between these two — but now Shine On 's absolutely flying on the outside , a terrific challenge , the three locked together , Breakdancer and Shine On stride for stride , at the line it 's very close but I think it 's shine On who gets it on the nod . |