Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] out [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He gently pulled her out of the chair and , kissing her , said , ‘ Come to bed . ’
2 Mine constantly dragged it out of the pots .
3 I just made it out of the front door and to the end of my path , when the picture windows imploded inwards and the house erupted behind me through its triangular roof like Krakatoa herself .
4 The strangest of stories ( And of course when I told her that , she just threw me out of the house , my own Mother … well , Goodnight Mother , I can tell you ) were treated as entirely credible .
5 As the days went by and the busy little transport box seemed to be making only slow way into the huge heap of lime , he no longer eased it out on the blade of the shovel for the wind to take it but scattered it anywhere out of sight , anywhere to be rid of it .
6 Perhaps she just did it out of the goodness of her heart — or perhaps ( and this thought provoked a fresh spurt of giggles in my throat ) half the little souvenirs that littered her room were tokens of gratitude — from Torquay , Margate and Llandrindod Wells — I pulled myself together with a great effort , and took my hands from my face .
7 Like we 've had women who have wet their knickers and then put them on the radiator to dry , or just swilled them out in the sink and end up with a smelly room .
8 Grumbling in Urdu while the bearer joked , she soon had him out of the door , motioned me to sleep on , and leapt into her own blankets for another half hour of rest .
9 Her hearers found it difficult to believe that this screaming was involuntary ; some thought she was drunk , or ill , or possessed by an evil spirit , but most of them just wanted her out of the way : ‘ some wished she was on the sea in a bottomless boat ’ .
10 They promptly chucked her out of the bed and breakfast hotel and she and the baby are sleeping on a relative 's floor .
11 The Colonel always sought her out on the Thursday of her visit , and in the past few years he had , in the most circumspect manner , pressed his suit .
12 With a sound that seemed full of pain and anger and disgust , he picked up the poker and quickly raked them out into the hearth .
13 Four days later found me out in the garden learning the ‘ Western roll ’ over a beautifully ( if hastily ) made high jump frame .
14 Nearly pushed her out of the door .
15 Tom kept more erratic hours and the nature of his job often took him out of the office .
16 They even knocked them out of the Tennents Sixes this year .
17 Brigadier Canford admired the lightning reflexes , the way she adjusted to a not-very-easy pony in seconds and showed up the others as she ruthlessly shoved them out of the way and cat-and-mouse-whipped the ball away just as they were about to hit it .
18 Giving his sparring partner one last crack on the jaw which effectively put him out of the reckoning , Adam rose to his feet , and took the gun from her suddenly nerveless fingers .
19 Sister Cecilia held out a hand towards her , saying , ‘ Come child , come , ’ then led her out of the room , through the corridor , upstairs , and into her cubicle .
20 They then bundled him out of the car and left him on the road .
21 The gang assaulted him during the drive to Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire , then threw him out of the car .
22 She then hung it out in the outhouse for storage .
23 I helped to milk the cows and then took them out to the field .
24 But , leaving her for a brief while , he went to instruct Ivo to drive her back to her hotel , and then escorted her out through the front door .
25 Picking up the long gun , Doyle ran his finger along the barrel and then held it out to the Hare-woman .
26 When she 'd finished it was 17.31 and she almost pushed me out of the door .
27 I do n't collect criticisms , but the worst one I ever had was when they completely left me out of the write-up .
28 We never got them out in the first place .
29 He hurriedly ushered me out of the room .
30 There were some other guys featured but I definitely picked him out as the best . ’
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