Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [verb] out on the " in BNC.

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1 Well now , during this twelve months I went out on the beats etcetera , I just merely picked it up , if I was in doubt about anything my sergeant would put me right and the atmosphere , the amount of discipline was quite severe , for instance , I always , we had always to parade at least ten minutes before the hour to be acquainted with what had happened since we were last on duty .
2 Shop and office workers who miss out on the best of the day only have their lunch breaks to enjoy the brief British summer .
3 With a crew which included seven Fairbridge trainees from Strathclyde and East Lothian , Spirit of Scotland was one of the scores of sailing ships which set out on the 1993 Tall Ships Race when the starting cannon fired at Newcastle .
4 Drawing the curtain across the windows she looked out on the gloomy , almost deserted street .
5 It was only partly the men he had out on the streets and in the bazaars , the special agents like Georgiades .
6 ‘ 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 .
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