Example sentences of "[noun sg] out of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Snatching her bear out of his hand , Ellie tucked her under her arm . |
| 2 | You would n't expect much speed out of it , but then you could confidentially run it over any terrain without adverse effect . |
| 3 | We took off into the last of the evening sun in poor visibility and I do not recall seeing any of the aircraft that took-off in front of me rise in the evening murk , I was too busy putting the nose down and squeezing a bit more speed out of the lumbering Whitley as we cleared the boundary . |
| 4 | Sir Frederic 's suggestion -that as ( in his terms ) an ‘ unsuccessful ’ archbishop , Dr Runcie speaks of the ‘ successful ’ in his Director interview out of self-pity , bitterness or resentment — is unworthy . |
| 5 | Make an interview out of it . |
| 6 | Mr Reenan , 70 , was only glimpsed briefly yesterday , sneaking a glance out of the window of his home in a private road . |
| 7 | She watched Victorine glance out of the window , seize a shovel and bucket , dash outside . |
| 8 | ‘ Of course , ’ Alexander said and cast a regretful glance out of the window . |
| 9 | Voices from the ghetto OUT OF SIGHT : THE EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY 1900–1950 Steve Humphries and Pamela Gordon Channel 4/Northcote House , £10.99 Tony Gould |
| 10 | Wanted a paypacket on a Friday night and a new skirt out of C and A's on a Saturday . |
| 11 | Devon Loch had appeared to take off right by the water jump , which the runners on the second circuit of the Grand National by-pass as they approach the winning post : had he caught that fence out of the corner of his eye and tried to jump it ? |
| 12 | One elephant put an electric fence out of action by dropping an uprooted tree on it . |
| 13 | In Scotland the new dedication to ‘ the king over the water ’ found its first solid manifestation on 18 March 1689 , when one of the most famous of Scottish noblemen , and the ablest soldier in the country , John Graham of Claverhouse , led his troop of horse out of Edinburgh and in April raised James 's standard in Dundee . |
| 14 | It can therefore be argued that not only do social services not pull labour out of the manufacturing sector , but also if they are not expanded the redundant labour from the manufacturing sector simply remains unused and joins the existing long-term reserve army of labour . |
| 15 | Market reforms have revived a left-wing opposition out of the ashes of the outlawed Communist Party , says Roy Medvedev |
| 16 | ’ Patrick eased the faded sea pink out of the pocket and stuck it in the buttonhole of his shirt . |
| 17 | Vologsky 's political affiliations were unknown ; like many young men , he was a Party member , yet did he carry the card out of conviction or as a means to an untroubled life and career ? |
| 18 | he took the card out of the slot , pulled back his left cuff and pressed the card to his wrist . |
| 19 | His eyes twinkled and he brought a card out of his wallet and handed it to her . |
| 20 | Sam takes the Miranda card out of his pocket . |
| 21 | But he loves the bit when he takes the card out of his pocket . |
| 22 | I think we should go in character tomorrow , ’ I explained , moving the Amex card out of his reach . |
| 23 | ‘ Some kids will take the video club membership card out of mum 's purse and will go and get Texas Chainsaw Massacre and play it on video . ’ |
| 24 | Would you like to go and get a card out of there look , and do some drawing ? |
| 25 | United 's luck changed then as Martin went off with an ankle injury , to be followed a few minutes later by Stoke defender Chris Hemming , a clattering tackle on Derning brought the red card out of the referee 's pocket and boos for Hemming . |
| 26 | Pluck a London-based journalist out of the office ; put him or her on a train with a party heavyweight ; and wait for a slice of prime grassroots ham to arrive . |
| 27 | JEALOUS wife Dolores Reeves bit the tattooed name of an old flame out of her hubby Melvin 's arm in Oklahoma . |
| 28 | Then , while the right hand wrote on , it conjured up the pack of cigarettes once again , conjured one out , and conjured a flame out of a butane lighter it suddenly turned out to be holding . |
| 29 | Then her eyes stretched wide as she saw the doctor take a syringe out of his bag . |
| 30 | But when he looked up again fleetingly at the spoiled flower he could not keep all the compunction and fondness out of his eyes . |