Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and [verb] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charlie grabbed a seat in the corner of an unlit carriage and stared out of the grimy window at a passing English countryside he had never seen before . |
| 2 | Associated with that guidance and arising out of it is ground of appeal ( 3 ) which again conveniently summarises Mr. Wildblood 's argument : |
| 3 | Then he did some shouting and strode out of there — though he paused , and thoughtfully dimmed the lights , as he left the room . |
| 4 | And , before Cranston could object , Doctor Mirabilis slipped up another alleyway and disappeared out of sight . |
| 5 | Arlott took another gulp and walked out of regular broadcasting forever . |
| 6 | It was not too big or cumbersome to take away so I packed it up in my stout old haversack and stepping out of the ruins of the boilerhouse , returned to the shed . |
| 7 | He opened a small cupboard in an old sideboard and took out of a bottle of Gordon 's gin . |
| 8 | An almost full moon filtered through racing clouds to give a pale light and I watched as he pulled on his rubber seaboots and slipped out of the room . |
| 9 | Hungary 's former communist government had bowed to public pressure and pulled out of the project on environmental grounds in 1989 , halting the construction of a dam and reservoir at Nagymarós [ see pp. 36664 ; 37048 ] . |
| 10 | He grabbed his tortoise , ducked her swinging arm and ran out of the room , up the stairs . |
| 11 | The maid gave a knowing little nod and backed out of the door with a smile on her face . |
| 12 | Carrie gave him a blinding look and stormed out of the room . |
| 13 | I felt an impulse to flee from the cottage in the early morning and stay out of it until dusk . |
| 14 | When they reached her floor eventually , she bade him a perfunctory farewell and stepped out of the lift with a feeling of release , hurrying towards her apartment , heart and hormones defeating any intention of greeting Luke 's arrival as coolly as if it did n't matter to her one way or the other . |
| 15 | Anyway , ’ Finch said in his ordinary voice and coming out of the interesting counterpoint , ‘ if he 's not rotten , he 's certainly out of the usual run of analysts . |
| 16 | He had turned out to be a lame duck and limped out of her life . |
| 17 | The examining teams are selected by the chief examiners and made up of practising bankers — members who are interested in keeping up to date and ‘ putting something back ’ into the profession . |
| 18 | ARMY officer James Mundell , 22 , was jailed for eight weeks and kicked out of his brigadier father 's regiment yesterday for brawling at Bulford , Wilts . |
| 19 | The Policy covers them in respect of their liability at law in connection with the private classes and arising out of : — |
| 20 | What it might be found to share with the first is a simultaneous avoidance and acting out of the ambivalence which constitutes subordination , and a pushing of that ambivalence to the point of transgressive insight and possibly reinscribed escape . |
| 21 | Now , why do n't you just go upstairs like a good little girl and get out of those wet things ? |
| 22 | I shaved in cold water and walked out of the gate and across the parade ground to where a queue of people were waiting to be served at the kitchen . |
| 23 | Mark smiled the bitter smile of a disillusioned corporate executive and walked out of the office , closing the door slowly and carefully behind him . |
| 24 | Dutifully , even hastily , she pulled the strap down over her left arm and stepped out of her dress . |
| 25 | Then he took a loud drink and looked out of the window . |
| 26 | He sat well , she thought , as she watched him turn round the stable wall and disappear out of sight . |
| 27 | Its last hours are like those of Camembert ; it becomes a liquid smelly mess and runs out of the joint , leaving only a dirty mark behind . |
| 28 | As we begin the long curve and haul out of the city , rain spots the windshield . |
| 29 | Toyota 's Crown Majesta will incorporate new hermetically sealed lead batteries , which eliminate the need for regular checking and topping up of water levels . |
| 30 | There are solutions of Einstein 's general theory of relativity in which it is possible to fall into a black hole and come out of a white hole . |