Example sentences of "and [vb past] [v-ing] out [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repechages for the other places were rowed on Tuesday evening but yesterday 's final was cancelled when the wind blew up again and made racing out of the question . |
| 2 | Instead of turning left over the canal bridge which would have taken him into the village , he turned right and began walking out of the village on the Brookend road . |
| 3 | Eventually he asked her out , and , even though she knew her parents strongly disapproved of the flashy young man from London , she disobeyed them and started sneaking out of the house every night when they were asleep , to meet him . |
| 4 | The Government tried to improve the water shortage situation by enlarging pipes carrying rainwater down to the sea , but as the tides rose fish entered the pipes and kept popping out into the roadway ! |
| 5 | He merely shifted position slightly , knotted his fingers more tightly together and continued gazing out of the window . |
| 6 | Instead , she went to the window and stood looking out at the vast starry sky . |
| 7 | Coffin got up and stood looking out of the window . |
| 8 | Wycliffe-went to the window and stood looking out over the roof tops to the harbour and Albert Pier . |
| 9 | Ianthe moved over to the balcony and stood looking out into the noisy Roman night . |
| 10 | As soon as she took it he went over to the window and stood gazing out at the rain . |