Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] of [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I know , ’ Cleg 's big hand covered hers , ‘ but , for your own sake , send your cousin packing or marry him out of the way , then no-one will have room to talk . ’
2 But although she moans , it was Michelle Pfeiffer 's looks that led her out of a dead-end job as a check-out girl at Vons supermarket in El Toro , California .
3 Take the baskets that hold them out of the pool and allow them to drain for an hour .
4 She was not alone any more in feeling oppressed by the strict formality , the strict time-keeping ; after-dinner games were more lively — and she was no longer the only one who wanted to giggle at the sound of the bagpipes that played them out of the dining-room after dinner every night .
5 A scheme that keeps you out of the unemployment statistics and in your place ?
6 But the fifteen that stayed and played on Saturday typified the courage that pulled them out of the gloom .
7 ‘ Do n't bite the hand that pulls you out of the shit . ’
8 It proved enough for a most handsome victory over decidedly off-colour Ontario and it was an enormous pity that Rod Snow , the dynamic Newfoundland no.8 , sustained a neck injury that kept him out of the final .
9 Miller , speaking from Jersey where Hibs beat an island select 6-0 last night , confirmed that Budgie will be back in goal if Reid fails to recover from the ankle injury that forced him out of the trip .
10 Of large build and possessed of ritual mannerisms when facing the bowling , his technique was founded in the securest of defence , and , although he was a shrewd placer of the ball , it was perhaps his seeming doggedness that left him out of the international reckoning at a time when England possessed several middle-order batsmen of sterling class .
11 At least now he 's surrounded by people who encourage and inspire him , who kick his arse , help him write songs and drag him out of the isolated , uncreative lethargy he easily slips into .
12 He took her hand and led her out of the café .
13 Her eyes were only very slightly glazed as Fernando Serra tightened his grip on her hand and led her out of the Guadalquivir suite .
14 ‘ We ca n't talk here , ’ he said , and led her out of the room and into the hall .
15 Snorting at the friar 's apparent stupidity , Cranston turned his horse and led them out of the main alleyways of Southwark .
16 He then gave the order to move off and led us out of the abbey gate .
17 A well-informed horseman simply had to grasp the horse 's head firmly and give it a sharp turn and back him out of the area that had been contaminated by the jading substance .
18 Similarly , importing a bitmapped graphic in any of the variety of formats DW1.2 supports gives the opportunity to use the very simple tracing tool to trace only selected shapes and pick them out of the bitmap — the second screenshot shows the Windows 3.1 window being picked out of the 3.1 opening logo screen .
19 If it 's flush and you 're flush mounting the new one , unscrew it and prise it out of the wall ( you may need to cut through the plaster first with an old knife to help free it ) .
20 Margaret and her friends collected old clothes , converted them into dusters and sold them out of a suitcase in the Camden market and to old clothes dealers .
21 It was like toys : when you brought them home from the shop and got them out of the box they were never quite the same .
22 I think she was going to try and throw it out of the window but she did n't have the strength .
23 A teenage girl gets on the bus , then , as if she 's just remembered , takes out a comic story magazine and holds it out of the window .
24 Despite the wind , the cross that followed was so accurate and inviting that Chris Malkin was able to rise to the ball and head it out of the reach of the sprawling Paul Heald to register his 10th goal of the season .
25 Halfway through the night , they decided they needed to know , went out on to the landing , groped around but in desperation had to go back to their room , pee in their shoes and empty them out of the window !
26 ‘ He seems to hold David Howell , who 's still owed three weeks ' money , particularly responsible and wants him out of the club .
27 A whole exciting new scene was being born all about her and pushing her out of the way .
28 We should therefore use the principle of economy and cut them out of the theory .
29 The guests fell upon the centaurs and drove them out of the country , so they are now a rare sight indeed .
30 But there a braver adult , entering and pushing them aside , saw what was going on and drove them out of the train .
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