Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] out [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 but they were right out in the open breakfast and all the meals out here .
2 The injustice of life stung her bitterly — Sylvester getting them Bones and co as if they were straight out of the champions ' parade at the Horse of the Year Show and not even knowing that some horses jumped and some did n't , and thinking that all weedy little Hoomey needed was motivation to become Seb Coe the second …
3 We saw no razorbills , which was a surprise , and the few little auks we saw were all out on the water , but the puffins made up for the loss .
4 As it was , on the fourth day England batted steadily but without much conviction , Steele and Close the top scorers , and were all out on the last morning for 254 , leaving West Indies to make 323 runs in a minimum of 294 minutes .
5 Hawthorn , horse chestnut and cow parsley ( which has one of the most wonderful scents in the world ) were all out at the same time .
6 The place would be in a rush and a turmoil until they were all out in the field and Joe was sure enough of the neighbours who had come to help .
7 It was hushed as a mid-week chapel inside H3 because Carol and her typing tribe were all out in the rain with banners bearing crudely daubed exhortations to the government to raise their pay .
8 The ‘ broth ’ were all out in the park , where they would remain until tea time , and Patsy was over with a boy called Ed , who had befriended Patsy at school .
9 They were all out in the courtyard , and the evening sun was slanting low golden shafts of colour from the west , catching the windows of the ancient palace and turning them to molten copper .
10 The village was decked with flags and flowers , with garlands of leaves between the trees and over the doors of all the cottages , and the villagers were all out in the street , the children playing in their best white frilled dresses and shirts .
11 Garth McGimpsey and Raymond Burns were both out on the Valley today after overnight 75s .
12 The back of the ship was high out of the water , and I was very thankful for this because all the ship 's food was there .
13 He was shorter out of the City , but gave the impression of being more solid .
14 I was slow-hand-clapped out of the club and never rebooked .
15 He claims he was frustrated out of the job after his authority was constantly undermined by trust directors .
16 Or Bonanza could have figured she was better out of the way .
17 ‘ You had your Terry here when he got out , and I 'm grateful to you because if it had n't been you , it would have had to be me , and with Dad the way he was , I was better out of the country .
18 After the purges four years later , Clementis was air-brushed out of the photo .
19 THE winner of Computer Guardian 's Compaq Competition is Allan Kelly of Slough , Bucks , whose card was first out of the hat .
20 When Brian braked I was first out of the Land Rover .
21 They had to choose someone for the launching ceremony and our child 's name was first out of the hat .
22 It was far out of the reach of grown-ups as well as children , except that Jasper did not really think anything was out of his reach .
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