Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] [adv prt] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Villagers still talk of ‘ death rays ’ that made birds fall out of the sky and car engines stop when the beams were switched on . |
| 2 | The funnel described in this chapter makes the animals come out of the soil or leaves so that you can see what they look like and find out how many there are . |
| 3 | Culley went back to the street , passed the front of the house , then turned and retraced his steps in time to see the car pull out of the cul-de-sac and move away from him . |
| 4 | . Daryl was utterly taken about , what in the wide world did Sally mean , she watched the girl go out of the room and sat down on the form completely bewildered . |
| 5 | we might see boats fall out of the sky too . |
| 6 | She heard Oliver stump out of the room and the sound of water running . |
| 7 | Devlin said , ‘ I suppose that thing makes people get out of the way fast ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Old Mother Walsh , ’ Pike said again , ‘ let not the snake come out of the sky ! ’ |
| 9 | At first I though she had pissed herself , then I saw flowers tumble out of the sky and hit the water ahead of me like some strange rain . |
| 10 | ‘ And why did n't Cosmas get out of the bed ? ’ |
| 11 | One of the most moving things of the whole voyage was when I saw Uskair loom out of the mist . |
| 12 | I 'd like to seen how they did the , the ribbon book out of the heart |
| 13 | If that is so , the easiest way out of this battle of the sexes will be for firms to let employees opt out of the company scheme and use their money to buy a private pension . |
| 14 | She watched her mother walk out of the kitchen as if in a trance and a few seconds later Carla was nestled in her granny 's arms . |
| 15 | As I waited in the porch with the bridesmaids , I saw Shanti get out of the car , take her father 's arm , and walk towards us . |
| 16 | ‘ I love , ’ she said , ‘ to see a seed push out of the earth and crack in two . |