Example sentences of "[verb] out on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jilly Jonathan was sitting just as she had been ever since they had come out on to the terrace . |
| 2 | Then , not even glancing at the room beyond , or at a woman who had come out on to the stairs , she led him away to a small room of perfect luxury at the back of the house , which was clearly her own . |
| 3 | In the less than half light Owen saw that Georgiades had come out on to the gallery . |
| 4 | Talbot moved out on to the port wing to join the lieutenant who stood there , a tall , thin young man with fair hair , thick pebbled glasses and a permanently lugubrious expression . |
| 5 | He moved out on to the starboard wing and trained his glasses over the starboard quarter . |
| 6 | Cardiff moved out on to the landing , still keeping the gun well in front of him , and ready to use it if the thing should show any signs of stirring . |
| 7 | Conchis moved out on to the terrace , and I followed him . |
| 8 | In winter some continued ashore , reinforcing their tents and huts for extra warmth , while others moved out on to the inshore sea ice , living in snow houses and feeding mostly on fish and seals . |
| 9 | When it ended we moved out on to the palace balcony to watch a display of fireworks , the first to be given in the country ; but after two rockets had been fired something went wrong and the rest blew up . |
| 10 | Then my granny had to come out on to the verandah and interfere . |
| 11 | More and more of us are letting the conservatory fill up with pots , urns and tubs in winter , keeping the plants safe from the cold until May , when they can be rolled out on to the terrace , wheeled on to the patio or carried to the paved squares on the lawn where they will put on a show all summer long . |
| 12 | When the car bumped out on to the tarmac he swung the wheel hard across and turned the car around to face towards his chosen village . |
| 13 | The front door was open and at least two sorts of music were oozing out on to the street . |
| 14 | ‘ Just like the old days , sir , ’ said Bill , as he staggered out on to the pavement with the long-disused queue signs so long , in fact , that he had had to alter the prices . |
| 15 | However , when she wrote down ‘ I 'm afraid that if I find a man who loves me … , one evening , she was amazed to find words spilling out on to the paper . |
| 16 | Some were open to reveal rolls of parchment spilling out on to the floor . |
| 17 | ‘ The fire exploded , spilling out on to the hearth , licking at the few drops on the floor , and in seconds Dame Frances was a blazing torch and your secret was safe . ’ |
| 18 | Animals in all stages of misery are turned out on to the streets , left in remote areas , even just left behind after the family holiday . |
| 19 | Denholm , who had moved out on to the starboard wing , returned , lowering his binoculars . |
| 20 | These are the things that we have both missed out on over the last few years , both of us working at all times . ’ |
| 21 | Free time now means catching up with the things they have missed out on in the past : novels by Michael Moorcock and Toni Morrison , the new Australian cinema , opera cassettes borrowed from the public library , gardening and fishing , weekend trips to the landscapes of their respective childhoods . |
| 22 | Reporter asks : What have you missed out on in the last forty years ? |
| 23 | So they put a torch to the Mason 's wagon and , as the flames swept through the wooden base , a shower of warped and molten coins cascaded out on to the ground . |
| 24 | On a raised dais in front of large windows looking out on to the agricultural college gardens sat the Inspector . |
| 25 | It was a room within a room , with windows looking out on to the cabin walls beyond . |
| 26 | He was holding a light in his hand and looking out on to the moor . |
| 27 | But as I sat with my legs dangling over the edge , looking out on to the quiet water meadow , the anarchy of Delhi seemed far away and I began to see why in all the most sensible cultures , Paradise was envisaged as a walled pleasure garden . |
| 28 | Nowadays ryokan supply guests with a small suite including private bathroom separate toilet ( western ) , a small dressing/undressing room , and often a narrow wooden porch looking out on to the garden where there is the only reminder of western custom , a small table and two easy chairs . |
| 29 | ‘ Look , ’ he would say as they sat in one of those cafes with the plate glass windows looking out on to the beach and the sea , ‘ there 's a rocker over there . |
| 30 | A few minutes later , installed in the office , a small room looking out on to the quarantine quarters , Sophie tried to find a topic of conversation that would keep things on a professional basis . |