Example sentences of "out on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sea , still a wicked pitch-black out on the deep water , had shaded to a gentle dove-grey in the shallows . |
| 2 | However , you can still derive much benefit from self-massage with essential oils — though you will , of course , miss out on the deep relaxation engendered by receiving a good massage . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | Yorkshire set out on the final day in a difficult position , still 130 runs away from making Hampshire bat again , but with all wickets in hand . |
| 5 | Elsewhere Mark James and Howard Clark lost out on the final green to Lanny Wadkins and Payne Stewart and Bernhard Langer and Ronan Rafferty were overwhelmed by Mark Calcavecchia and Ken Green . |
| 6 | Ardglass were squeezed out on the final card . |
| 7 | Unfortunately you find that no-one has ever bothered to produce the graphics before because they take too long to print out on the current office printer ! |
| 8 | In February 1973 an eruption suddenly burst out on the tiny island of Heimaey , and for a time it seemed as though the town of Heimaey , Iceland 's biggest fishing port , would be destroyed . |
| 9 | Turning down ‘ loads of really tacky telly ’ , he decided he 'd rather slog it out on the alternative circuit than settle for being the new Bobby Davro . |
| 10 | The consolidated p&l account is set out on the alternative format , with separate columns for continuing and discontinued operations . |
| 11 | SELLING OUT ON THE GREAT COMMISSION |
| 12 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 13 | A study of electoral propaganda conveys the impression that many of the General Elections were fought out on the great party issues of the day : religion , the war , and the security of the protestant succession . |
| 14 | Set out on the Great Package Tour of the Skies . ’ |
| 15 | But she shared one crucial thing with the whole of that community , friends and enemies : awareness that the struggle was not just a Scottish matter , but something fought out on the international stage . |
| 16 | Further work was also carried out on the International City Project , a long-term perspective for the development of Glasgow which has attracted interest from the highest levels in Government . |
| 17 | Sonia : So why take it out on the black people then , she 's told black people to do many things , she 's even called them monkey . |
| 18 | While the symbols of civilization processed with full panoply of State through the streets of London , out on the eastern marshes the North Sea nudged at the coastal defences which had been hastily shored up after the calamity just four months before . |
| 19 | Gertrude Jekyll 's garden is laid out on the eastern side , in a drawer which extends more fully than the garage . |
| 20 | I came out on the Good Friday and , on the Saturday morning , stitches still in and everything , I got up and thought to myself : ‘ I 'm going to have a smoke ’ . |
| 21 | Having been wintered out on the heterosexual plains of Ipswich I longed for the company of other dykes . |
| 22 | The same is true in eastern and southern North America , though much Of that record is Out on the continental shelf . |
| 23 | She would n't be a real Brownie if she flew home and left them stranded out on the snowy woods . |
| 24 | The jury is still out on the Criminal Justice Act , even if it is swinging towards the negative rather than the positive . |
| 25 | He only started to relax when he was out on the stone-chip drive and walking away from the house . |
| 26 | ‘ Dead-end ’ partnerships evidently bring little reward to women who miss out on the normal progression from junior to senior status and the accompanying benefits . |
| 27 | Regional Railways : Ticketing the local train to take an ever The ghost of Dr Beeching has been cast out on the provincial railways . |
| 28 | Who does the checking out on the central people who we may place contracts with ? |
| 29 | That 's the word from Crues chairman Jim Semple who is determined to help manager Roy Walker strengthen his team after missing out on the Irish League title on goal difference . |
| 30 | The consequence was that intransigent positions were soon staked out on the correct modes of biblical interpretation . |