Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then , if it 's a private do , I 'd feel out of place . |
| 2 | Knowing Carol , of course , it would have made more sense to ask if I 'd come out of things in one piece — the piece in question being in the genitalia region . |
| 3 | They had been a way of ‘ coasting ’ slightly , when I 'd run out of steam . |
| 4 | I wanted a light for my fag — I 'd run out of matches — so I opened the door of the box and just asked Charlie for a light . |
| 5 | When I thought I 'd run out of things to say I asked the front two rows to move back and the whole place started buzzing . |
| 6 | I remember sitting in a hotel in Lymm thinking that I could n't really spare the time for the Managing Quality course but I 'd run out of excuses ! |
| 7 | At present usage I would run out of batteries before the half-way point and Mick and Paddy would run out just after . |
| 8 | They will follow the G and I ca n't , so it means I shall drop out of politics altogether . |
| 9 | For those of you who think self-employed actually means well I can crawl out of bed at elevenish , work till fourish , that 's three days a week because the other two days I can have a couple of rounds of golf , Thursday and Friday , those of you who think that 's what self-employed means , are gon na fail . |
| 10 | Dr Robert Bradnock of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London said : ‘ Although the older generation strongly feel the pull of the old countries , I think they will put a lot of pressure on the young people to try and stop them rushing off and doing something which might escalate out of control . ’ |
| 11 | Sources close to the regional council said yesterday that a study — which could cost about of £25,000 — could restore the business community 's confidence in the pit and in the consortium which is operating it . |
| 12 | Sources close to the regional council said yesterday that one purpose of such a study — which could cost about of £25,000 — would be to restore the business community 's confidence in the pit and in the consortium which is operating it . |
| 13 | Dior voids making its customers look ridiculous with extreme designs which will go out of fashion as quickly as they came in . |
| 14 | These are not themes which will become out of date but they are timeless which means that this novel will still be ready and still have relevance in the future . |
| 15 | Man too has a mechanism of mimicry which goes back to the baby in the cradle answering its mother 's smile , older than any utilization for learning how others feel or how to pick up skills or even for play , and which can get out of control in neurotic echolalia and echopraxia . |
| 16 | In practice , opponents are less likely to double your rescue contract , and you may wriggle out of trouble . |
| 17 | With this Demon you 'll lose loadsa Fuzzies , so you must get out of sync as soon as possible ( it 's tough , so keep trying ) . |
| 18 | ‘ You must get out of bed , ’ she said , ‘ and sit in this chair-then I can remake your bed . ’ |
| 19 | She believes she must stay out of sight or something similar will happen to her . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You 'll run out of money . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Quite a smooth landing , ’ the instructor said approvingly He hesitated , then warned , ‘ Next time be careful not to land too fast or you 'll run out of runway . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Now , if you 'll hop out of bed and slip on your dressing gown , we 'll start . ’ |
| 23 | It was a high one , but although she was confident she could climb it , she knew that if she tried to do so she would risk being seen from the house ; but beside it was a shallow grassy ditch were she could remain out of sight , so bending double she ran along this ditch , and came to the spot where she had seen Tristram . |
| 24 | In one case of mine , eventually settled for £300,000 , the master ordered an interim payment of £125,000 to be paid in two instalments , the first of £75,000 to enable the plaintiff to buy a suitable bungalow and install a nurse , so that she could come out of hospital , and the second of £50,000 to ensure that nursing could continue to trial . |
| 25 | Mary Deare was still there after the curtain had risen on Act Four , and frantic because she 'd run out of matches . |
| 26 | Somehow , asking the Thing for help was like admitting that you 'd run out of ideas . |
| 27 | Well , she would fall out of love with him . |
| 28 | The old zek , the one who took care of himself and who would walk out of Camp 3 , Zone I , when his time came . |
| 29 | Albers , who will operate out of Holland , previously headed Stratus Computer Inc 's international operations . |
| 30 | The price you pay for being able to chew when you are young is that you will run out of teeth when you are old . |