Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] and [verb] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellen was polishing the furniture with beeswax , but collected her cloths and went out of the room wordlessly when Paul entered , shutting the door after her . |
| 2 | However , I am very sad that the Government — for the next few months , anyway — are trying to drag their heels and opt out of so many important aspects of what the Community is doing . |
| 3 | When the commission unveiled its tough plans for shaking up the beer industry in March , many industry watchers predicted that Whitbread , forced into a choice between keeping its six breweries or freeing two-thirds of its 6,250 pubs from the obligation to sell its beers , would decide to keep full control of its pubs and pull out of production . |
| 4 | Zeinab rose to her feet and swept out of the box . |
| 5 | One of them ignored everyone including Mrs Black and just filed her nails and stared out of the window . |
| 6 | They were required to leave their beds and get out of the hostel by nine o'clock in the morning , and they were not expected to hang about any more until about five or more in the evening . |
| 7 | ‘ They smuggled drugs and used criminal ways to buy their dreams and get out of the system . |
| 8 | The drivers had the hardest job , concentrating on holding their positions and keeping out of the way of the front and rear gunners . |
| 9 | She , Carrie , and George grabbed their coats and fled out of the room and down the stairs . |
| 10 | Similar to these are the filter-feeders , animals that pass a current of water through their bodies and take out of it all the food they need . |
| 11 | The widow gathered her children and ran out of the front door seeking protection from another Bengali family thirty yards across the court . |
| 12 | They stretched their arms out to make wings and Preston swung an imaginary propeller and they made engine noises with their mouths and ran out of the hangar . |
| 13 | Those often cut their engines and drift out of control off Muckle Flugga , possibly to save fuel . |
| 14 | The Wisharts read the remaining news in their papers and looked out of the window , the old lady was still silent and motionless . |
| 15 | Maastricht was a package and Major kept the bits in he wanted for his supporters and opted out of the things that he did n't want , first and foremost being the Social Chapter . |
| 16 | He shrugged his shoulders and clambered out of the hole with his retinue following on behind . |
| 17 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 18 | Mandeville suddenly put his finger to his lips and stepped out of the window embrasure . |
| 19 | Edward took off his shoes and looked out of the window . |
| 20 | Burun leapt to his feet and charged out of the door . |
| 21 | He tripped and fell , scrambled to his feet and sprinted out of reach . |
| 22 | Furthermore , Piper , I wo n't be in this trench tonight , ’ continued Taff , rising to his feet and climbing out of the trench . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , Jazeel was blissfully unaware of his responsibilities and fell out of the stalls before finding every pocket of trouble in what proved a remarkably rough race . |
| 24 | No one murmured as the captain unlaced his gloves and climbed out of the ring . |
| 25 | Then you have to select your weapons and use them with caution — go in with a gung-ho spirit and you could find you 've missed most of your targets and run out of ammo . |
| 26 | We rose , bowed to Queen Margaret , mumbled our apologies and crept out of the hall . |