Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] out of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A disabled rider who 's accusing a horse trader of cheating her out of twelve hundred pounds says more than a hundred and fifty people may have suffered a similar fate . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Riddle has a reputation for being a good business man , even a hard man ; did you think you stood any chance of persuading him out of two important objectives without offering anything in return ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ This is ludicrous because we are responsible for getting them out of any real trouble , should it arise . |
| 4 | Abrams , having mumbled about ‘ the gratitude of the secretary ( of state ) and of the President for getting us out of this jam ’ , was asked by Ibnu again : ‘ But what concrete do we get out of this ? ’ |
| 5 | At this moment she felt he had had a hand in cheating her out of some of her life , and the feeling made her coldly angry . |
| 6 | ‘ All right , ’ she concedes , slightly breathless , dealing with a shirt that has unaccountably unbuttoned itself , before letting herself out of one door and into the other . |
| 7 | Though Bobby could not return his feelings their friendship survived : Bobby had a knack for making something out of any situation and in Minton 's company a lot of fun was to be had . |