Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [adv prt] of the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Then , out of the blue , Simon and Moscato announced after a considered assessment they had decided to opt out of the French national squad 's World Cup preparations .
2 I am sad that the Government , in their dying months , have decided to cop out of the main stream in Europe .
3 In addition , children have tended to move out of the parental home at a younger age ( Dale et al.
4 He made only 17 and 18 but so weakened himself that he was forced to pull out of the following three-day fixture in Vishakhapatnam .
5 Crosby reassured Byrne yesterday after the Republic of Ireland marksman was forced to pull out of the international squad with a calf injury that will sideline him for a fortnight .
6 Sheppard was forced to pull out of the last of the British Grand Prix qualifying meets last month , thus losing her chance to defend the sprint freestyle title at the Superfinal in Cardiff in May , and she has still not returned to full training .
7 The Council of EC Social Affairs Ministers has agreed concessions under which the UK has been allowed to opt out of the proposed EC Directive which imposes a maximum working week of 48 hours .
8 At the same time , many inner-city slums were knocked down , so part of the growing post-war population was forced to move out of the central urban areas .
9 The people of the Baltic states will be baffled at the petty party points that Conservative Members have tried to make out of the great victory that was achieved by those people .
10 It was essential for him to keep the support of Congress in dealing with the Depression , and Congress in the 1930s was determined to keep out of the overseas conflicts .
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