Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got out of the way , on my own . |
| 2 | She stumbled backwards and I darted out of the way as she fell over . |
| 3 | When I came back , cos I went in on the way to the hairdresser 's , to find out about it , and I thought I 'd buy him on the way back , when I went back it was still sitting in the same place with its tail hanging out of the back . |
| 4 | I kept out of the way most of the day . |
| 5 | Diana has since told friends : ‘ I kept out of the way . |
| 6 | ‘ Besides , it sounds as if you might be glad of a spare pair of hands , unless … unless you 'd rather I kept out of the way , of course ? ’ |
| 7 | When it came closer I jumped out of the way but it cut the bottom of my trousers . |
| 8 | I do not know if elegans shares the interesting ‘ primitive ’ features of livingstonii — it is certainly quite similar in appearance — but if it does then perhaps we have here a group of fish descended from ancestors which stopped off on the way to the rocks , and which did not need to evolve the specialisations needed in the more-densely populated and competitive atmosphere of the rocky zones . |
| 9 | Stumbling slightly , she moved out of the way , propping herself up against one of the big windows . |
| 10 | ‘ You can just see the sea from the nursery , ’ explains Prue , ‘ and if you stand on the loo and look out of that little window you can see all those cloverleaf intersections you drove over on the way in . |
| 11 | She skipped out of the way as the broom flicked itself busily in through the door . |
| 12 | I do n't think this was the case , though , as many women did conform and those who stuck out in the way of Madeline Vesey Neroni and Mrs. Proudie were few and far between — few dared to be too independent or to try and think for themselves . |
| 13 | She stood out of the way of a party of scantily clad Scandinavian women who were leaving , then waited while her eyesight adjusted to the contrasting darkness . |
| 14 | He tried to slap Jeane Russell with his left hand , but she backed out of the way and just laughed at him . |
| 15 | We got out of the way damn fast . |
| 16 | Feeling rather conspicuous in her towel and bikini , she followed him up to the palatially decorated VIP suite , and into the bathroom — trying not to notice the bedroom they passed through on the way . |
| 17 | When prospective buyers came to look at the house , which happened more and more frequently , they stayed out of the way until they had gone . |
| 18 | I did n't try the grilled Greek halloumi cheese with pitta bread , but as it passed by on the way to another table I rather wished I had . |
| 19 | I recall Hamish in one of his writings saying that as he walked along on the way to his next objective he was reading a paperback novel — how more blinkered than that can you get ! ? |
| 20 | He scuttled out of the way as Emmie lunged at him and ran into his own room , banging the door . |
| 21 | There was bright blood running down Nogai 's left arm as he rolled out of the way and , when he scrambled to his feet again , his expression was less confident . |
| 22 | It fitted in with the way the old witch had treated him . |
| 23 | He jumped out of the way and the players collided , ’ added Keegan . |
| 24 | He shrugs off his legacy of injuries — a fractured bone in his back , ripped Achilles tendons , the deep bruise on his face which he picked up on the way to winning a bronze medal in Poland . |
| 25 | He stayed out of the way as much as he could , and Sandy mentioned him as infrequently as possible . |