Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] of the old [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwin discovered a new species of the rhea , the flightless bird of the pampas , and realized that the existence of two closely related species in the same area made nonsense out of the old idea of perfect adaptation . |
| 2 | Carrick 's other winner was Alistair Murphy who tore the heart out of the Old Bleach four skipped by George Adair . |
| 3 | When the trucks paused while negotiating a particularly tricky turn , and Rain recognized where they were and that it was a good place to be , they climbed out and took a short route out of the old town and back to the hotel . |
| 4 | The storage and preparation of food took place on the north side , where the Eastons have made a studio out of the old pentice , called the tempting shed , which ran along that side . |
| 5 | Divided into many small bands , the Orcs made their way east out of the Old World and recorded history . |
| 6 | Most of the bigger hotels in Kos have been built a little way out of the old town and the Bohem is about 15 minutes from the far side of Heaven ( the disco ) ! |
| 7 | Then you go downstairs to get the gas bottle out of the old stove in the kitchen . |