Example sentences of "[vb past] be out [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you 'd been out on the street — ’ Georgiades looked at Nikos — ‘ instead of sitting on your ass in a cool office — ’ |
| 2 | Checking his watch , he found that he 'd been out of the cabin for a little over three hours . |
| 3 | After all , I 'd been out of the Army a full six weeks by then . |
| 4 | It was the first time I 'd been out of the cell since 15 May . |
| 5 | Yeah , well I 'd been out to the bin and er , he was just sort of erm by the ground by the bin bags the wood round the corner and er then he was sort of coming and he was like dying to come and have a stroke but |
| 6 | She no doubt thought I 'd been out in the sun too long . |
| 7 | I did n't , it was so cold yesterday , we 'd been out in the morning and I decided to put him in his cot , on the odd occasion I do , do , he 's gone to sleep without any problems |
| 8 | She felt guilty at how much she enjoyed being out of the house , even out of the village . |
| 9 | I loved being out on the sea — it felt much more like ‘ real ’ sailing than being on a lake . |
| 10 | Some of those who had been out to the countryside or into factories to do their ‘ social practice ’ were even more critical of the existing regime . |
| 11 | Paula Harrison , of North Green , Staindrop , had been out for the evening with friends when she fell 15ft from the bridge into the Tees on Saturday . |
| 12 | But that had been out of the question , of course . |
| 13 | It had been out of the question to recognise — reluctance . |
| 14 | Many of Rosemary Cook 's respondents in the Rhondda , who had given birth to children during the inter-war years , said that birth control had been out of the question despite the fact that the birth rate for the Rhondda fell dramatically during the inter-war period . |
| 15 | I found it hard to believe that , even if he had been out of the country , his family could have moved away without his knowing . |
| 16 | Cadfael knew of none besides Tutilo who had been out of the enclave that night , but a man intending such a deed would hardly publish his intent or let anyone know of his absence . |
| 17 | No rivets could be used that had been out of the refrigerator for more than two hours . |
| 18 | Counsel for the ‘ Seventeen Towns ’ , claimed by Finch to be within the forest bounds , produced in rebuttal the perambulations of 1298 and 1300 , and their confirmation by Act of Parliament in 1336 , urging also that these towns had been out of the forest by ‘ the long and constant Usage ever since . |
| 19 | He was fully dressed as if he had been out of the chateau . ’ |
| 20 | I regret that I had been out of the office on the 15 July and did not receive your FAX until first thing on the 16 July . |
| 21 | It was a very impressive comeback for Cross , who had been out of the game for six months with shin splints . |
| 22 | He did n't want to think of what would happen if his mother discovered that he had been out of the house . |
| 23 | Mr Ashton told yesterday 's hearing that neither man had served a day of his sentence as both had been out of the jurisdiction . |
| 24 | Equally , just over a third of those who had been out of the labour market altogether , but were now in work , had temporary jobs . |
| 25 | Of " voluntary " temporary workers , nearly a half had been out of the labour market entirely 12 months before and only two per cent had been unemployed , but of " involuntary " temporary workers the proportions were just under one third in both cases . |
| 26 | By the time I got to the last rocker I had been out of the garage , round the block three times , back up the drive and home in time for teal Is there any way I can turn the engine over without moving the vehicle ? |
| 27 | He had been out on the streets all day and his face was running with sweat . |
| 28 | This particular day Tom Smith had been out on the drink the previous night and now had a sore head and a filthy mood on him . |
| 29 | In the meantime the others had been out on the track and found the footprints of the Friar and the distinctive mark of his staff . |
| 30 | Sir Richard , in hose and open cambric shirt , wiped dust from his hands , apologising that he had been out with the craftsmen who were putting the finishing touches to their pageant for the young king 's coronation . |