Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] out " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can always look back and say " What if " , but we must remember that we got ourselves out of a couple of scrapes on last two days and for a time we looked absolutely terrible , but we turned it around and could have won . |
| 2 | But himself said this would happen , because I was always washin' her bloody hair and keepin' her face scab-free , unlicing her an' the rest , instead of gettin' meself out to work . |
| 3 | Doug Cantwell , chairman of West Wiltshire Conservatives , said yesterday : ‘ We have to do our best to pull ourselves out of this recession and tighten our belts . |
| 4 | As they walked , Blake heard the Doctor talking to himself , counting numbers quickly as if trying to catch himself out . |
| 5 | He was speaking as he jerked himself out on the sandy foreshore . |
| 6 | He sat astride the Lock gates and began to pull himself out along the top of them . |
| 7 | For Mailer , Lawrence 's greatness lies in part in his heroic struggle against his destiny , which was to be homosexual : ‘ he had become a man by an act of will , he was bone and blood of the classic family stuff out of which homosexuals are made , he had lifted himself out of his natural destiny which was probably to have the sexual life of a woman ’ ( p. 154 ) . |
| 8 | John , who runs the Bowerham Hotel , Lan-caster , spent five days in hospital before signing himself out . |
| 9 | However , with record companies realising the appeal and financial benefits of bands like Sabbath having a line-up as close to the original as possible , Neil found himself out in the cold after Geezer Butler was reunited with his former partners . |
| 10 | The story the DTI report tells is of a highly successful small businessman who found himself out of his depth in the big league into which he was propelled by the Manpower acquisition . |
| 11 | The ex-250 world champion ( 1969 with Benelli ) had been with Yamaha for over 20 years but after the collapse of Giacomo Agostini 's 500 team , Carruthers found himself out of the heat of competition . |
| 12 | So he dug a bomb shelter in the back yard , which was fine for his wife and little daughter , William 's mum-to-be , but not so convenient for him when he joined the Merchant Navy and found himself out on Atlantic convoys with the wolf packs at his heels . |
| 13 | He grasped the forestay in both hands as high up as he could reach and drew himself out of the water and on to the forward hull beam as smoothly as a dolphin breaking for air . |
| 14 | ‘ My dear Miss Nib , ’ he said , hurling himself out of bed and into the bathroom , ‘ take a letter . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Duncan let himself out of the car as Myeloski walked round to him . |
| 17 | Then , looking at the man as if he was so much dirt , he let himself out of the front door . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | When he was satisfied that everything was straight , he let himself out of the back door . |
| 20 | He listened before he let himself out of the cellar , but there still seemed to be nobody around ; Reynolds felt gritty and smeared , at an unhappy disadvantage if he should have to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation . |
| 21 | She scooped in the money and he let himself out . |
| 22 | But Faye only nodded , and when Tom let himself out gently without saying anything further , the two women remained silent as well . |
| 23 | Seb let himself out through the gate and Carrie was half-way back to the house when his soft call brought her to a halt . |
| 24 | Cathy went into the shop and Wycliffe let himself out into the little hall from which stairs led up to the flat . |
| 25 | It is no surprise that Olazabal knocks himself out mentally . |
| 26 | ‘ Market maker ’ is defined as including any person on a recognised exchange , whether an individual , partner , or company , who holds himself out to make a continuous succession of prices and is recognised as doing so by that exchange . |
| 27 | Hyatt , a Canadian case which was decided by the Privy Council , it was held that where a director holds himself out to be the agent of the shareholders , then he owes the same fiduciary duties as would an ordinary agent to his principal . |
| 28 | ‘ ( 1 ) A party to a contract ‘ deals as consumer ’ in relation to another party if — ; ( a ) he neither makes the contract in the course of a business nor holds himself out as doing so ; and ( b ) the other party does make the contract in the course of a business ; and ( c ) … the goods passing under or in pursuance of the contract are of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption . |
| 29 | This restates the previous position at common law , that a person who holds himself out as being prepared to carry out a service is expected to exercise a level of skill that could be expected of a reasonably competent member of the relevant trade . |
| 30 | Therefore , the required relationship exists where one person holds himself out as an expert and gives advice which is intended to be taken seriously and acted upon even though no contractual relationship exists . |