Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kate knew it was no good resisting , so she meekly allowed him to shepherd her out of the flat down to the basement where he kept his car . |
| 2 | Why do we let him lead us out of the Windsor , along that murky little lane they renamed Finch Street ? |
| 3 | She had earlier persuaded him to allow her out of the bank in Greater Manchester on the pretext of getting the keys to the safe . |
| 4 | ‘ There are two sides to our operation , ’ he had explained , when he led her out of the office block and across a bleak enclosed courtyard , where footsteps had scored a diagonal path through the snow , towards a high windowless wall of corrugated iron . |
| 5 | He led her out of the bedroom and onto the terrace where Victoria was waiting . |
| 6 | And then he led them out of the small room . |
| 7 | Father Peter asked as he led them out of the church . |
| 8 | The fellow 's resistance collapsed like a house of cards ; bowing and mumbling apologies , he led us out of the main palace building , across a deserted cobbled yard to a small tower built in the far wall of the palace . |
| 9 | He got me out of the stream and a bit further back from the drop to our right . |
| 10 | In fairness to him , Con was kinder than that , even when he got me out of the secretaryship last year . |
| 11 | Rufus had suggested to Adam that he sell something out of the house , a piece of china or some silver . |
| 12 | He let himself out of the front door and when he was beyond the shelter of the porch he felt the sting of rain on his cheeks . |
| 13 | Then , looking at the man as if he was so much dirt , he let himself out of the front door . |
| 14 | When he was satisfied that everything was straight , he let himself out of the back door . |
| 15 | He listened before he let himself out of the cellar , but there still seemed to be nobody around ; Reynolds felt gritty and smeared , at an unhappy disadvantage if he should have to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation . |
| 16 | But he tricked them out of the deeds , then conned them out of £85,000 to buy a Bentley . |
| 17 | Nevil choked me until I almost passed out , then he lifted me out of the driver 's seat and bundled me into the back of Armstrong , hitting me on the back of the neck with what could have been an anvil but was probably his fist . |
| 18 | His successor , Majorian , is unlikely to have gained the support of the Burgundians in 458 , when he drove them out of the lands which they had received with the approval of the Gallo-Roman senators . |
| 19 | In silence , he drove them out of the hollow and back on to the track . |
| 20 | He drove it out of the garage , and she heard the high-pitched , wheezing motor with dread . |
| 21 | As they mature he leads them out of the harem to an independent existence . |
| 22 | To cut a long story short , he threw them out of the house . |
| 23 | And if he threw her out of the palazzo afterwards , so what ? |
| 24 | ‘ At a loose end , Deveraugh ? ’ she queried disdainfully as he followed her out of the tent . |
| 25 | The sarcasm in her tone was not lost on David and he grimaced as he followed her out of the office . |
| 26 | He knocked it out of the way , reached into the dark space above , and drew out his record book . |
| 27 | Her father had turned against Bunyan , and when he heard that she had ridden behind him to a meeting , he locked her out of the house for two days . |
| 28 | He takes something out of the black box . |
| 29 | He ushers her out of the restaurant saying : ‘ I think we should leave before the paparazzi get here . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Mr Evans was in here and he took something out of the jewel box . |