Example sentences of "were out [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Eventually — and with some relief — we were out into open water and setting course for the other two large islands in the group , Barentsøvya and Edgeøya . |
2 | The first vehicle patrols were out at 0600 hours , so reveille was at 0430 hours . |
3 | If you were in for 9 in the morning , you were out at 9.30 and the other fellow must not book in till 9.31 a.m . |
4 | Her aunt and uncle were out at some official function . |
5 | After the opposition were out for 171 , the CCG team reached the required total with two overs to spare , largely thanks to an opening stand of 95 by Jeremy Hook and Philip McKenna . |
6 | Fish and chips , council housing , State pensions and holidays at home were out for all the young . |
7 | Certain people were out for other and more sinister designs . |
8 | They were out for two or three minutes , during which no one in the hall spoke . |
9 | I was not thinking of the fact that two New Zealanders were out for 99 , which is stupid and by no means a Test match first , nor to the fact that seven of England 's XI were born outside Britain . |
10 | Ho how in fact di di did you keep on go you said mentioned you were out for seven months . |
11 | Harrow had grounds for confidence at tea when they were more than half way there but Martin , taking six for 43 with his slow left-armers continued to attack and Harrow were out for 194 with a few minutes left , despite a valiant 97 from Charles Danby . |
12 | By the time they reached adolescence children were out of parental control . |
13 | ’ He 'd hijack us before we were out of planetary speed ’ . |
14 | I think he were going for a , a month , a month and a half summat like that , and he said it were out of this world . |
15 | I just chucked everything in that I had , did it , in the box and we were out before seven . |
16 | She , Robert and Lionel were out till late , drinking chocolate and brandy in a café . |
17 | For the first round it was a nice day in the morning , but we were out in late afternoon and we played eighteen holes in drizzle . |
18 | despite the fact that the field had been cut to 76 and the competitors were out in twos . |