Example sentences of "[was/were] out [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 now we 're going to finish off with a sport that enjoys itself in the summer … grass track racing … thousands were out over the weekend to watch the midland finals in Worcestershire
2 By the third day they were out into the Atlantic .
3 Within the hour they were out into the countryside , following the track which would lead them down to the old Roman road .
4 The next , Jo Richardson , Joan Lestor , Margaret Beckett and myself were out on the terrace of the Commons among the cameras , the microphones , and the reporters , like rare butterflies pinned on a specimen board .
5 Even on weekdays there were problems in booking caddies because members who , say , arrived at lunchtime might discover that all the caddies were out on the course , and there was no way of telling whether they were also booked for the afternoon !
6 When we were out on the street , we followed section by section , and each section went to its own beats .
7 The Firth was much broader here than at Dalmeny and , if it had not been a clear day , Corbett could have almost believed they were out on the open sea .
8 Estates like ours were out on the urban edge , the new boundary between town and country .
9 Liston and company were out on the lawn behind the house , where an old-fashioned wrought-iron table and some matching chairs had been set for them in the evening sunlight .
10 ‘ What was that about then , ma'am ? ’ probed Dexter , once they were out on the pavement , puzzled by his chief 's foray into the kitchen .
11 Yet now some of these standoffish people from an introvert world were out on the GalacNet lines , coming to meet Mala and me .
12 Every week they were out on the streets of Highgate or Chalk Farm preaching , and Eva belonged to the cadet 's singing brigade .
13 Those Muslims who were out on the streets looked bad-tempered : they had not eaten or drunk since before dawn , and were in no mood for smiles or pleasantries .
14 Soon Jacob and I were out on the lonely , snow-covered hills .
15 They were out on the anonymous A40 ; George pulled into a lay-by and gingerly fingered through the wallet with renewed twinges of horror .
16 When Lambert found Kimberley and Killion they were out on the field , looking at a map laid on the bottom wing of a plane .
17 University students were out on the streets last month .
18 They were out on the villa forecourt and Guido was loading the car , the same racy-looking open-top red Alfa Romeo that he had brought her to the villa in on the day of her arrival .
19 They were among thousands of supporters in colourful and fancy dress — ranging from leeks and nuns to the more traditional Welsh red and white — who were out on the town on the eve of today 's match between Scotland and Wales at Murrayfield .
20 ‘ All the cars were out on the forecourt and priced and the staff were very helpful .
21 All the Alpha Betas and most of the Gammas were out on the landing and they ran out of room .
22 ‘ I thought you were out with the others . ’
23 Her legs were out to the side like that
24 I ca n't describe it , she had , her legs were out to the side , but they were pointing down like that
25 The fact that the final article is likely to have been polished by Sir David English , the editor and long-standing friend of Margaret Thatcher , prompted speculation that the Number 10 knives were out for the Chancellor , and that his days might be numbered .
26 So I arranged for one of the estate stalkers to take the remains up the river , when the Colonel and his lady were out for the day . ’
27 The Express , by contrast , detects unsheathed Conservative blades : ‘ Tory knives were out for the BBC … the Prime Minister is said to have told friends : ‘ my views on the BBC 's coverage are not printable . ’
28 When I was nine and they were out for the evening I stayed up late to watch a horror movie and had nightmares .
29 She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess .
30 I had the distinct impression that you were out for the kill ! ’
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