Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] out [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a low-slung sofa with a faded loose cover ; a rocking-chair with canvas strips hanging out of the bottom ; and a broad oak table on metal castors . |
| 2 | The climbing was superb , with pitches of about Very Severe and many of the larger pebbles sticking out of the rock create great hand holds . |
| 3 | The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky , moss-bedecked flints sticking out of the ground like primitive blades . |
| 4 | ‘ The beds are unmade and there are dirty knickers sticking out of the washing machine . |
| 5 | These punishments include having ‘ the throat cut across , the tongue torn out by the root ’ and being ‘ buried in the sand of the sea at low water … ’ — this explains why you tend to find heads sticking out of the beach who refuse to tell you that they 're up to . |
| 6 | Agnes is losing patience and revenue , I 've practically got my legs sticking out of the Boomerang window , when there 's this heavy handslap on the roof of the car . |
| 7 | That was to the tune of 38–3 in an Arms Park qualifying match and sent the Dragons tumbling out of the World Cup . |
| 8 | He stared up at the grey shapes bobbing out in the lagoon . |
| 9 | Tolonen stared at him a moment , nodding , his lips pressed tightly together , his earnest grey eyes looking out from a face carved like granite . |
| 10 | According to the Yugoslav news agency , Tanjug , which still has one of the few non-Romanian journalists operating out of the country , the committee consists of lawyers , artists , and workers , but there is still no sign of a leader or a programme . |
| 11 | Street activities have increased by 60 per cent in Moabit and there is evidence elsewhere too of cafés , shops and restaurants spilling out into the street . |
| 12 | She turned towards the shallow stone steps leading out of the square . |
| 13 | These rings could be the result of surface waves spreading out from the impact through the solid surface , or the result of a succession of wall slumps in a once deeper basin . |
| 14 | Coming is easy , roundabouts and swings , and fucking you is a big dipper with no brakes flying out across a midnight ocean under a chandelier of stars . |
| 15 | According to the Environment Secretary , Michael Heseltine , British industry risks losing out on the business opportunities opened up by the need for new equipment to assess and control environmental problems . |
| 16 | Slorne became still and took stance on the branch quite near to Creggan , her head tilting to one site , ant her eyes staring out at the sunset sky that rose massively now over the Cages . |
| 17 | On top of it there was a copper funnel , and there were rods coming out of the end of the funnel attached to a wheel . |
| 18 | They flowed from every avenue of the kitchen , a waist-high tide of grubby , grey-cowled figures rushing in towards him , their coloured boots , sashes and hat-brims swirling out of the mist . |
| 19 | I particularly remember him at parties diving out of the window for fresh air . |
| 20 | Dear people who could hardly write for arthritis , who had to send aged husbands staggering out in the frost to find something suitable , people whom I had hardly seen and had exchanged no more than the shiest of glances were sending me pictures of daffodils , valleys , seas and mountains . |
| 21 | The equivalent wage for the same ratings sailing out of the north east coast were £pound10 for Britishers and £pound6 for Chinamen , out of the Bristol Channel and London £pound9 and £pound6.10s and out of Liverpool £pound8.10s and £pound6 . |
| 22 | It may be that a court of equity will regard the bank as affected by equities arising out of the manner in which the husband persuades his wife to agree to the proposed transaction . |
| 23 | Proposals are currently under consideration to transfer contractual disputes arising out of the employment relationship from the civil courts to the industrial tribunals , but no enabling legislation has yet been implemented to secure this . |
| 24 | The taut legs standing out from the body at all angles , some hideously broken like twigs thrown carelessly on a bonfire , others still moving feebly . |
| 25 | ‘ I spent three months working out in the gym and having voice therapy , ’ O'Donnell says . |
| 26 | Jim looked over and smiled as his daughter made rather ungainly attempts to emulate the lively young girls above her , but then as he watched he became slightly concerned , because her movements became even more ungainly and then spasmodic , and then jerky until her head was nodding , her legs shooting out in a frenzy , her arms twitching , and she fell , uttering a loud cry , which was so strong and unreal , that it stilled the noise of the bagpipes and everyone looked to see what was happening . |
| 27 | Under the scheme five main roads fanning out from the centre : Leith Walk , and Lanark , Calder , Corstorphine and Morningside Roads will become clearways with all parking banned during peak periods . |
| 28 | ‘ Any wires sticking out of the chair are strictly HMG 's parsimony nothing to do with your heartbeat or perspiration rate . |
| 29 | Internally the keyboard can only accept the ZX Spectrum 's main PCB with the various connectors hanging out of the back through slots . |
| 30 | He reached the top of the bank , lizards scattering out of the way in front of him . |