Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [adv prt] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps it is for that reason that Britain will find greater interest in discussing the problems of the former Soviet Union and in establishing the rouble stabilisation fund — even though it will mean us pledging about $600m to help keep the Reds out of the red . |
| 2 | Setting the briefcase back down , she dug the notes out of the pocket and turned to the last page , smiling rather nastily . |
| 3 | A French medic was climbing the grassy bank from the sunken road to look at the Officer as I got the prisoners out of the dug-out and back to their previous positions in the hollow . |
| 4 | Tim sat up all night once picking the raisins out of the muesli to spoil her breakfast . |
| 5 | Downstairs , the Sikhs , the Magistrate , Rayne , a couple of young ensigns , and a motley collection of indigo planters and Eurasians , were engaged in a desperate fight to keep the sepoys out of the building ; but already they were being driven back from doors and windows . |
| 6 | Super-hip fashion accessory or just a way of keeping the kids out of the amusement arcades ? |
| 7 | Ended up we had to get her and the kids out of the house and get them somewhere to stay the night . |
| 8 | ‘ So I just — I got the kids out of the house — ‘ n ’ I rang this number . ’ |
| 9 | Right , that 's the surprises out of the way , for Blueboy are , together with co-headliners Brighter , residents of the Sarah Records stable , which means that delicate , dreamy , demure guitar songs are on the agenda and crotch-related stage action is not . |
| 10 | These are the keys out of the case . |
| 11 | Sacco swarmed up the steering-wheel post and wrestled the keys out of the ignition while the rest of the boys poked around in the cab . |
| 12 | He turned with difficulty and got the keys out of the pocket of his trousers and put them on the chair seat . |
| 13 | It was a particular damp Autumn , before the advent of land drainage at Strawberry Fields and the snapshot albums shows us ( with all the children again ) wellies up to the knees in mud , lifting the teethes out of the quagmire with forks ! |
| 14 | It was the practice for mine trucks or waggons to be hauled by small pit horses , probably Galloways , from the hoppers out of the mine to the dressing floors . |
| 15 | He followed Mary as she took the flocks out of the village . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've taken the steaks out of the freezer , ’ he said , returning to his efforts with the door . |
| 17 | If Mr Dunn the debtor refused to be cowed by this threat , Mr Rich the creditor would tell the bailiffs to take the belongings out of the house — and for that service he paid the bailiffs a fixed fee . |
| 18 | Let us clear the alternatives out of the way ; while they are often brought into discussions on the best methods of sharing knowledge with undergraduates , they have but limited scope , and there is no doubt that you must learn to handle lectures as the first step towards a fruitful co-operation with the staff at your college . |
| 19 | Nathan was hauling the oilskins out of the locker as she turned the corner . |
| 20 | Last year the party leader and son of the founder , Giorgio La Malfa , pulled the Republicans out of the coalition in protest against the old ways of doing government business . |
| 21 | Taking the boats out of the water and loading them on the cars is a chore . |
| 22 | At some point Rufus himself had taken the things out of the fridge and left the door open to defrost it . |
| 23 | With frightening suddenness he now began ripping the pages out of the book in handfuls and throwing them in the waste-paper basket . |
| 24 | Well absolutely , I mean we 've got together a little earlier this year to make sure we did n't have the same problem as last year , and obviously that 's a good thing to get all the problems out of the way so early and so we can all plan ahead for next year without facing any problems that , you know , just before the season starts like we did this year , so altogether a good thing , yes . |
| 25 | Then she heaved the pails out of the trough and carried them into the dairy , pouring some of the milk carefully into wide pans for the cream to rise . |
| 26 | Once you 've done the knot put the ends out of the way , straight away and then last of all just finish off this corner here , if you 've got too much material okay , tuck it out of the way , you do n't want it dangling there out the way and how does this one go ? |
| 27 | And today really is er decision day that er first of all we 'll get one of the hurdles out of the way whether you and I think that this is a good |
| 28 | She was already taking the files out of the car , though , gracefully leaning over and showing long , well-shaped legs . |
| 29 | And to shake the crumbs out of the bed , ’ said Mervyn . |
| 30 | Nearer , a plump , important-looking individual was tallying the stores being unloaded from a recently arrived wagon , and from the armoury came a steady clanging as the blacksmith hammered the dents out of the shield of a knight , who stood by watching . |