Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stopped their lumbering charge and , very slowly , tried to dodge out of the way . |
| 2 | Here , he could see only the occasional flutter of movement , as the fearful denizens of the area tried to keep out of the way and out of trouble . |
| 3 | Hayes next hit Roger Ford just above the glove as he tried to get out of the way , and was out lbw ; 384 for 9 . |
| 4 | He saw a car turning left , tried to move out of the way , put his foot on the brake and then the accelerator went down as well . |
| 5 | I tried to move out of the way but the car kept following me . |
| 6 | Fortunately he managed to duck out of the way of a lump of glass as it speared towards his neck . |
| 7 | I was lucky , I managed to dive out of the way . |
| 8 | Enid Nightshade , the new girl who arrived last term and was now their friend , came zooming over the treetops and screeched to a halt so forcefully that her cat and suitcase shot off the back , and Maud and Mildred had to leap out of the way to avoid being run over . |
| 9 | He therefore resolved to keep out of the way and let Clasper hang himself . |
| 10 | Once Richards had to dive out of the way as Tribe , twisting and stretching in his straps lurched across the formation . |
| 11 | He ‘ produced his bell and rang it , stating that that was what he did at the time ’ , but the magistrate told him ‘ that he must not think that everyone had to scamper out of the way upon hearing the sound of his bell ’ . |
| 12 | Bobo ran to the back of her cage and Fifi had to scamper out of the way to save herself from being trampled , and then Bobo was storming back with a handful of straw and dung which she hurled at Donaldson before slamming herself into the bars and screaming loudly as they shook . |