Example sentences of "[noun] were out [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her legs were out to the side like that |
| 2 | I ca n't describe it , she had , her legs were out to the side , but they were pointing down like that |
| 3 | ‘ The kids were out in the lake on one of those pedal boats . |
| 4 | ‘ All the cars were out on the forecourt and priced and the staff were very helpful . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Wigs were out of the question because of the cost , and most of the changes John asked for in the designs were for simplicity in making and comfort in wearing . |
| 9 | It is clear that if the Hohenzollern candidature were out of the way , peace would be assured . |
| 10 | Both Panic and the FRY Internal Affairs Minister Pavle Bulatovic were out of the capital . |
| 11 | Her brother had taken the opportunity to entertain a large group of teenage friends while his parents were out of the country . |
| 12 | Not that I could n't ring you any time while they 're here , ’ she added hurriedly , as if feeling guilty of being underhand while her parents were out of the way . |
| 13 | As far as we could tell the Moslem factions were out of the fray for the time being . |
| 14 | All the local folk were out in the street to welcome him home in his uniform and red beret of the Parachute Regiment . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | All the Alpha Betas and most of the Gammas were out on the landing and they ran out of room . |
| 17 | Both dogs were out of the back of the van , straining on their leads to reach Water Gypsy 's gangplank . |
| 18 | If things were out in the open — and St Mirren did offer to meet any condition if I would stay — then I could make an honest decision about my future . |
| 19 | The period of calm after the year-end 1992 figures were out of the way and digested ended with a bang this week as Wall Street woke up to what we have been flagging over the past month — that estimates for IBM Corp 's first quarter performance were far too high , and that virtually no business was being done . |
| 20 | On Wednesday night Linfield were out of the competition , beaten fairly it seemed by an aggregate score of 3-2 and facing a loss of around £15,000 on the failed European venture . |
| 21 | 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 ! |
| 22 | Only Telford Tigers were out of the running . |
| 23 | And that meant in many cases , that the toilets were out in the garden and one toilet was serving about four houses . |
| 24 | Yet now some of these standoffish people from an introvert world were out on the GalacNet lines , coming to meet Mala and me . |
| 25 | Next moment , both men were out of the cab and sprinting back towards the blazing house . |
| 26 | Its rudder and fin were both knocked out , and a four-foot-long gash in the shell meant even repairs on the bank were out of the question , reinforcing complaints about the lack of driftwood clearance on the river this year . |
| 27 | For pilgrims , the ritual prostrations and prayer-wheel-spinning were out of the question , because beggars blocked the shrine . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | University students were out on the streets last month . |
| 30 | Dunan and twenty Hearthwares were out in the Circle to keep an eye on them anyway . |