Example sentences of "[v-ing] out in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are thousands , maybe tens of thousands , who are dying out in the rural areas , or as they make their way to the towns to get help . |
| 2 | Evening distractions were few , although we did hear Sinead O'Connor blasting out in the early hours in one village , and we spent one evening joining in with some traditional dancing — the original Twist ! |
| 3 | My Lady Dedlock ( who is childless ) , looking out in the early twilight from her boudoir at a keeper 's lodge , and seeing the light of a fire upon the latticed panes , and smoke rising from the chimney , and a child , chased by a woman , running out into the rain to meet the shining figure of a wrapped-up man coming through the gate , has been put quite out of temper . |
| 4 | In vain she may cry , as Gregor Samsa does to his parents , sister and employer , that the same person is there inside , looking out in the same way at the world . |
| 5 | Much of what we saw related discouragingly to familiar bad habits , a thought that occurred , not for the first time , to George Cohen , who for the benefit of younger readers made a notable contribution to the history of English football when turning out in the 1966 World Cup final . |
| 6 | But their presence in the First Division will mean that every Saturday thirty non-English players will be turning out in the top flight taking up places which should be filled by Englishmen . |
| 7 | China 's vice-like grip was broken in the women 's singles with title favourite Deng Yaping going out in the early stages but the oriental domination was maintained by the World No 3 Hyum Jung Hwa from Korea who defeated the World No 12 Chen Jing from Taiwan 21–16 21–15 21–14 . |
| 8 | Cos I was going out in the fresh air , I 'm alright when I 'm out in the fresh air . |
| 9 | Lorenzo with his Jessica await the return of Portia , remaining out in the still night rather than returning to the house . |
| 10 | She imagined the telephone tone bleeping out in the iron-grey sitting-room overlooking the Thames , her fist gripping the receiver so tightly that her knuckles were white . |
| 11 | Mahdi Mohammed loyalists were holding out in the northern fringes of the capital . |
| 12 | Getting out in the open air on a bike can be an exhilarating experience . |
| 13 | These will be for family use only , but she 's branching out in the commercial food market soon with a line of American foods , with the help of husband Chris . |
| 14 | The words are coming out in the right order . |
| 15 | ‘ Is there any chance of him coming out in the near future , do you think ? ’ |
| 16 | Parents there voted overwhelmingly against opting out in the final ballot . |
| 17 | There are differing opinions on opting out in the Scottish Episcopal church , with backing from the local parish and the education board , but a possible objection from Michael Hare-Duke , bishop of Dunblane , Dunkeld and St Andrews . |
| 18 | The Suez event was a parting of many ways ; but justice is not done to their complexity by perceiving it as merely the last spasm of an Empire-orientated Britain , a Britain conditioned to regard ‘ losing out in the Middle East ’ as immediate destruction . |
| 19 | Otherwise , however , the news from the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool was disappointing yesterday — two Portadown players losing out in the sixth round . |
| 20 | Some 18 companies originally bid for contract , with Compagnie des Machines Bull SA , IBM , ICL Plc , IQSoft and VTSoft losing out in the later stages . |
| 21 | Some 18 companies originally bid for contract , with Compagnie des Machines Bull SA , IBM , ICL Plc , IQSoft and VTSoft losing out in the later stages . |
| 22 | Do I come running out in the first ten seconds ? |
| 23 | And judging from the amount of fruit on the trees , there 's no risk of the cider running out in the coming year . |
| 24 | That was the idea of the union starting out in the first place . |
| 25 | It was growing dusk ; stars were pricking out in the cold sky above them . |
| 26 | But a new thought struck him — another murder might lead his superior to assume that Surere was , after all , still hiding out in the Southern Capital , and that , too , would hardly be to Merymose 's credit . |
| 27 | Making out in the green shades . |
| 28 | The German mortaring had suddenly stopped and the Brigade Major was standing out in the open talking to an Officer when , just as suddenly , the mortars started up again , sending their bombs swishing through the trees and sending the Brigade Major diving for cover . |
| 29 | Similarly , organized bodies of men walked the marshes of the Thames , setting out in the early morning mist to assess the repairs required , which were paid for by a charge known as ‘ wallscot ’ or ‘ scottage ’ . |
| 30 | We stayed all day , suffering short drenching showers of rain and drying out in the hot spells in between . |