Example sentences of "[vb base] out on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You fly out on the Sunday evening , six thirty . |
| 2 | Michael looked up from where he knelt on the floor in front of the old armchair , his books spread out on the chair . |
| 3 | She saw it all as plainly as if it had been magically transported from Yorkshire and spread out on the quayside , the moors stretching away in the distance until they met the skyline . |
| 4 | The rest of the section were standing in the rain with all their clothes spread out on the wet grass because he had not wanted to admit that he was ill . |
| 5 | Light from the desk-lamp fell on his hands spread out on the blue blotting-paper , thin hands with thin fingers , only half the size they would become . |
| 6 | And when old words die out on the tongue , new melodies break forth from the heart ; and where the old tracks are lost , new country is revealed with its wonders . |
| 7 | If you are going to cast the steps in concrete , first make a pair of wooden strings , cut out on the underside to the shape of the steps . |
| 8 | With admiration tinged with dread , John le Grant saw Nicholas bow , turn , and , with decision , walk out on the Patriarch . |
| 9 | Jobs have been lost , mortgages forfeited and folk put out on the street — with their dogs . |
| 10 | Some people worry that feeding the birds is somehow unnatural , but gardens are No more unnatural than much of the British landscape , and the birds which visit our gardens are merely demonstrating the natural behaviour of flocking to exploit the sudden abundance of a source of food , whether it 's a heavy infestation of caterpillars or seeds and nuts put out on the lawn . |
| 11 | We lie out on the stones and talk , |
| 12 | From the Hotel Cavalletto you look out on the most typical of Venetian scenes , as here the public rooms are bordered by a narrow waterfront where gondoliers come and go with their passengers . |
| 13 | For hours he would sit by the window , and look out on the empty , Sunday street , as the church bells tolled dismally from different points in the town . |
| 14 | Despite his sharply critical memoranda on Britain in 1965 and 1966 , he could write as if the relationship were still at its peak : [ The British and Americans ] to an exceptional degree , … look out on the world through similarly refracted spectacles . |
| 15 | And you know , the surface is not all i , you look out on the sea , and it looks like the proverbial mill pond , it 's calm , it 's barely a ripple of water but it 's not still . |
| 16 | Next time you get out on the bus ask them personally if you 've got a humby Is that still going ? |
| 17 | erm Rusty in the fact that erm we have n't been able to sort of erm get out on the field with a ball in our hand , erm but erm our coach erm Ian McMillan has taken the opportunity to drag us into the gym and give us quite erm hard fitness sessions , so the fitness is still erm quite high on our side , but erm handling the ball will be a little bit rusty , but hopefully this week , now all the snow 's gone , we 'll be able to get out and erm move the ball about at training . |
| 18 | I saw tombs open and the terrifying silhouettes of walking corpses set out on the road . |
| 19 | Five parties set out on the night of 11 July , led by Martin , Jellicoe , Jordan , Fraser and Mayne . |
| 20 | You started off at the beginning of your beat — set out on the north side of Lime Street — took a quarter of an hour to walk round and try all the locks . |
| 21 | ‘ The marshal , ’ complained one of his officers even before they set out on the futile march to Carlisle , ‘ is infirm and peevish … both in body and mind , forgetful , irresolute and perplext . ’ |
| 22 | I hope that I have encouraged you to get the pattern sheets , electronic pen and , if needed , cover-up strips set out on the table ready to draw a pattern . |
| 23 | Set out on the white lace tablecloth were matching cups and saucers , and a plate with bread and butter and teacakes on it . |
| 24 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 25 | Set out on the Great Package Tour of the Skies . ’ |
| 26 | Set out on the benches were models of various shapes : a globe , a long horn , a ring-doughnut , and one that looked like a horse 's saddle . |
| 27 | I arrived at the Castle early on Monday morning , and after a glass of rum and milk , we set out on the road . |
| 28 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
| 29 | Questions about purposes , content and learning are logically prior to questions about layout and organization : the latter should be set up to implement goals set out on the basis of attention to the former . |
| 30 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |