Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] out [prep] the way " in BNC.
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1 | As the cockpit is likely to be used a lot while sailing in the trades and while in harbour , it seems a pity that the tiller should take up such a large amount of space , although when at rest it can be lifted out of the way . |
2 | However , as the table has to be moved out of the way whenever the patient gets up , it should not be too heavy , or have too many items on it at one time . |
3 | A safety catch must first be pushed out of the way before the lever can be raised to retract the undercarriage , but there is also a ‘ squat ’ switch arrangement to prevent accidental retraction while the weight of the aircraft is on its wheels . |
4 | The importance of withdrawal brings us back to the issue of women 's sexual dependency and the fact that some degree of male cooperation was necessary , if only a willingness to be pushed out of the way . |
5 | ‘ If there is a particularly nasty piece of business to be got out of the way , a quick dose of this will bring it to a head quickly . |
6 | ‘ I know they need to protect their client 's confidentiality but there are certainly many companies I would not consider working for and that ought to be got out of the way early on . ’ |
7 | The first misconception to be got out of the way is that object-oriented Cobol is a new language with a spurious affinity to the ANSI ‘ 85 version . |
8 | The Bar examinations should , of course , be got out of the way before pupillage commences , for you can not do two things at once . |
9 | No matter what the feelings of the bereaved , the body has to be got out of the way , buried or burned , and much of the richest information from earlier societies comes from the importance accorded to that act . |
10 | William Cooper , for example , suggested that for his contemporaries , ‘ the Experimental Novel had got to be brushed out of the way before we could get a proper hearing ’ ( in Rabinovitz 1967 : 7 ) , and C. P. Snow explained in 1958 that : |
11 | These can be wheeled out of the way when not needed . " |
12 | Obstacles which prevent young people from using their talents at home must be swept out of the way , he said . |
13 | ‘ Yes , Philippe thought I should be kept out of the way for a few days … ’ |
14 | You 'd start off with parliamentary business then have a review of foreign affairs , and very important departmental things may often have to be shoved out of the way to another Cabinet . |