Example sentences of "himself out [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Finally he hauled himself out on the allied side .
2 He was speaking as he jerked himself out on the sandy foreshore .
3 ‘ Be quiet yourself , ’ he said , stretching himself out on the uncomfortable horsehair sofa .
4 He let himself out of the front door and when he was beyond the shelter of the porch he felt the sting of rain on his cheeks .
5 Then , looking at the man as if he was so much dirt , he let himself out of the front door .
6 ‘ Nothing at all , ’ said Greg , letting himself out of the front door .
7 He again eased himself out of the narrow space of the breakfast nook and went over to the kitchen counter , looked at the parcel and looked at his wife , who was now almost hysterical : He decided that he must be courageous and investigate , so he unwound the paper towels , picked up the books one by one and read their titles .
8 Morton Meyerson , head of Perot Systems Corp , appears to have ruled himself out of the vacant post atop IBM Corp according to the New York Times : it reckons that RJR Nabisco Inc chief Louis Gerstner , who does not have a computer industry background , is now the only front-runner not to have ruled himself out .
9 Argyle player-manager Shilton ruled himself out of the hiding-to-nothing trip with a groin strain .
10 When he was satisfied that everything was straight , he let himself out of the back door .
11 ‘ A mortgagee is allowed to reimburse himself out of the mortgaged property for all costs , charges and expenses reasonably and properly incurred in enforcing or preserving his security .
12 From first to last he kept himself out of the public limelight .
13 He cut the power by the meter and collected his roll and the half-completed form from the kitchen table before he let himself out through the back door .
14 Cathy went into the shop and Wycliffe let himself out into the little hall from which stairs led up to the flat .
15 The baby-faced rapist knocked on her door in the early hours , claiming to be a neighbour who had locked himself out in the pouring rain .
16 Over at the manse the Reverend William McIvor , in a drab overcoat , let himself out by the back door and rode off to the north-east by a back path through the woods near Taymouth Castle , keeping his grey garron on a tight rein and stepping slowly so that the hoof-beats were nearly soundless .
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