Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the open " in BNC.

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1 And now they had left the city behind and were heading out into the open country .
2 In the back a woman was looking out of the open window , her chin propped on the heel of her hand .
3 The van , which had Vermstroy Pest Control Ltd , Ipswich and Nunes , painted on its side , was turning round on the open area in front of the garage .
4 A glamorous , dressing-gowned housewife was staring in through the open side window , her face framed by my shoes .
5 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 .
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