Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Alms , who described himself as retired but who runs Investment Chartwork , a firm of ‘ economic forecasters ’ , said : ‘ I suppose you could say I made it out of warped sense of humour . |
| 2 | ‘ I want you out of this house ! |
| 3 | I want you out of this office , out of my hair . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't want you near me ; I want you out of this flat and out of my life , do you hear ? |
| 5 | I cut it out of Cosmopolitan magazine : an article entitled ‘ Think Yourself Thin ’ , illustrated by a blonde woman in a bikini being carried on the arms of two grinning , solid young men . |
| 6 | ‘ Harry , I love you best of all . |
| 7 | We could talk about a proportion of that for you — each time I take him out of some piece of action , you stand to gain . |
| 8 | I stole it out of one of the Posten 's haversacks when I was cleaning out the guard-room . |
| 9 | All I can say is please thank ALL of those involved for all their efforts which got us out of one almighty jam . |
| 10 | What has happened in the current year is we 've started from no involvement with this particular group of clients , and building up where by the end of the year , our best estimate we 're approaching six hundred clients so then we have a commitment of providing either residential care or some care package which keeps them out of residential care . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , Bob Bigg 's Palace career was greatly reduced by a badly broken leg sustained at Newport in February 1937 , which kept him out of first-team action for fully 21 months , and some of the contemporary pundits reckoned that his absence cost us the single promotion place from Division 3 South in 1938–39 . |
| 12 | ‘ She 's twelve years old , nice old girl , good mouth and nice manners which puts her ahead of some women — and she wo n't set you down in the dirt . |
| 13 | There was a field of poppies and corn which reminded him only of small and large , faded and ghostly versions of Van Gogh 's " Harvest " which he had seen repeated in endless hospital corridors , waiting rooms , school offices . |
| 14 | It was n't real muslin but she made it out of this material . |
| 15 | On and on they travelled , rattling appallingly fast over the rutted roads so as to outstrip the pilgrims who followed them out of each town and village . |
| 16 | ‘ And how much are you giving him out of that ? ’ |
| 17 | She reminds me more of All Souls ’ Eve than Christmas . |
| 18 | ‘ You shall have enough and more than enough , to keep you alive forever , if you help me out of this dark place , ’ she said . |
| 19 | But she married me out of simple respect . |
| 20 | We promised you more of that Hudson Hawk map , and here it is courtesy of David Pitchforth . |
| 21 | You talk of the , you talk of er wo should we take it out of this , should we take it out of that , Councillor . |
| 22 | You talk of the , you talk of er wo should we take it out of this , should we take it out of that , Councillor . |
| 23 | Why should we hire you instead of one of the other candidates ? |
| 24 | So why put him under the pressure , she sa cos I said , I want to know what the long-term effect of me taking him out of this is , because , effectively I 'm taking him out of something of the system , knowing , he 's going to miss that . |
| 25 | No , Kensington and Kennington might be separated only by a letter of the alphabet but the streets that came between them took you out of one world and into another . |
| 26 | I want to see you again just as soon as they let me out of this hospital . |
| 27 | I watched it for a day or two , then they sent me out of that part of the house , because they knew I was watching what went on . |
| 28 | And even if the Prince of Gwynedd should send an army to set him free , how were they to get him out of that impregnable hold ? |
| 29 | Though they loved him as if he were their own child they left him out of all things that mattered in the running of the house . |
| 30 | It 's common all over the Pacific , and they drink it out of big wooden bowls , passing it round the circle . ’ |