Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] [verb] [adv] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agatha fainted , and Sophie ran out of the house . |
| 2 | Khrushchev 's boast in the 1960s that socialism would bury capitalism sounds laughable now , as Poland and Hungary scramble ahead of the Soviet Union in economic reforms . |
| 3 | When the train reached its destination and Katherine stepped out of the old station , it was already dark and bitterly cold . |
| 4 | The door flew open and Lucenzo exploded out of the cab like a flying demon , catching her arms in a fierce grip , his face distorted with anger . |
| 5 | Javed Miandad 's XI was unchanged , but England had a side tailored for the imagined needs of Leeds , Russell , Malcolm and Salisbury making way for Ramprakash , Pringle and Mallender , with Newport ( less than full fit ) and Childs left out of the squad of 13 . |
| 6 | Quietly and with hardly anyone to notice , the last women compositors in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen slipped out of the case-rooms and into retirement . |
| 7 | But Russia 's ability to accept capitalist economic aid was always in doubt and Molotov walked out of the Paris talks on 2 July , complaining that the Marshall Plan would lead to Germany 's industrial revival and infringe the economic independence of European States , which would become US puppets . |
| 8 | Anyway , Benguiat made up to him and gave him a big kiss and then the next day things got bad again because Parkinson was going to in room number two above this floor to sort out his slides and Benguiat had been in there and evidently he had just decided to tuck his shirt in and loosen his trousers and while he was tucking his shirt in Parkinson came in and says aha , caught you with your pants down , and Benguiat storms out of the room . |
| 9 | There was a rustling from the long grass down the hill — yes , it was the path I came up yesterday ( was it only yesterday — or a million years ago ? ) and Vern reappeared out of the undergrowth . |
| 10 | Karen and Kee drove out of the small village , down the road , and soon came to the houses of the new town . |
| 11 | I 've already had McLaren , McInally and McKimmie pull out of the squad with injuries . |
| 12 | And then a shadow passed over me and Werewolf came out of the tree to land perfectly balanced right in front of me . |
| 13 | A loud scrabbling came from inside the Anderson and Sam leapt out of the entrance and tugged excitedly at his trousers . |
| 14 | When Rosa had completed her gentle grooming , they resumed their circling of the square , hand in hand ; and Tommaso came out of the cafe where he had bought Caterina and Franco ice cream , and lit a cigarette and puffed smoke into the evening sunlight . |
| 15 | Bobbie and Phyllis stepped out of the darkness . |
| 16 | The car began to pick up speed , and Jessamy glanced out of the window . |
| 17 | Carol and Gillian peered out of the windows . |
| 18 | As they drew near , Foley and Carrington stepped out of the shadow of the control tower . |
| 19 | Kāli and Jit moved out of the way of the back staircase and the sheep flooded down past them . |
| 20 | Betty went over and locked the door , and Lydia looked out of the window at the shadows that were gathering under the trees . |
| 21 | Ray Illingworth refers to ‘ Hall and Griffith coming out of the trees ’ in an ambiguous reference to the inadequate sightscreens at Headingley in the '60s , although the ultimate faux pas was Tony Lewis ’ ill-timed use of the fourletter word when , unbeknown to him , he was still on air . |
| 22 | He waited while Andrew and Peter came out of the wood , the former a little defensive . |
| 23 | Erika and Karl got out of the warmth of the car into a crystalline coldness , walked up an avenue lined with bare trees and came to an enclosed garden . |
| 24 | However , the importance of such womanly qualities as nurturance and domesticity to society as a whole was now given full recognition , and Geddes and Thompson wrote fulsomely of the possibilities of civic or social motherhood , lauding woman ‘ as eupsychic inspirer and eugenic mother , as instructive synthesist , as educationalist , as orderly home planner and citizen , and by her guidance of consumption , directing industry and skill , ennobling utility into art ’ . |
| 25 | It was a complete success and Charles walked out of the hospital unaided . |
| 26 | Stuart 's Mum sounded vexed and Stuart glared out of the side window at the woman getting out of the Mini with a girl he recognised . |
| 27 | Just after five the next day , Edouard and Jean-Paul came out of the offices of the Governor-General . |
| 28 | Sigarup picked up the basket , staggering slightly to readjust the weight , and Chola came out of the doorway with a bowl of rice-grains stained with turmeric . |
| 29 | Meanwhile Slovenia , Croatia and Kosovo walked out of the Federal Assembly as members voted to confirm in office the Presidency delegates from Kosovo ( a Serbian choice , to whom the three objected ) , Vojvodina and Serbia . |
| 30 | Rogers and Lambert dived ahead of the two-seater and turned it . |