Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] out of the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ' 'Lo , Olga , ’ she said mechanically and moved to pass out of the same door ; but Mrs Stych wanted to show off her outfit .
2 ‘ You tried to get out of the black hole with an ordinary rocket .
3 No one who went to foreign language movies in the late Sixties will easily forget the extraordinary films that seemed to pour out of the state-owned studios of Czechoslavakia .
4 The narrow straps seemed barely able to hold her full bosom , which threatened to spill out of the boned bodice with every movement she made .
5 The disputes between the counties and county boroughs continued as the population began to move out of the industrial cities into surrounding suburban estates or commuter villages in county areas .
6 It was the time when many stars started to come out of the political closet and openly voiced their support for one candidate or another .
7 Both the driver , William McPhee , who also owns the van , and his assistant Caroline Campbell managed to clamber out of the burning vehicle without injury .
8 In the early 1970s , three-quarters of married women chose to opt out of the national insurance scheme .
9 Last night 's crucial Maastricht vote following the debate in the House of Commons meant Mr Gummer had to pull out of the Welsh farming conference organised by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society , the Welsh Agricultural College and Midland Bank .
10 Gale-force winds helped to break up the 40-km oil slick , reducing the impact of what was initially reported as a massive environmental disaster , although oil continued to seep out of the sunken vessel .
11 The closed nature of the Mediterranean would mean , however , that effects could be long-lasting , as oil continued to seep out of the sunken vessel .
12 Wherever you were stationed postings tended to come out of the blue , and you would quite often arrive back from leave to find that in your absence you had been posted elsewhere .
13 Suddenly gripped by a feeling of panic , she wanted to run out of the small room .
14 He wanted to get out of the old activist scene and transform himself into a modern , successful businessman .
15 But I 'd had a bellyful of your family and I just wanted to stay out of the whole rotten business .
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