Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The forty seven year old aircraft failed to come out of a loop during a flying display at Woodford aerodrome near Manchester in June . |
| 2 | As Clinton went from strength to strength , Bush failed to struggle out of that image of being weak . |
| 3 | We got squeezed out of the middle . ’ |
| 4 | But the ground defences were already hitting … a Ju87 disintegrated in front of us from a direct hit , while two others failed to pull out of their dives , disappearing vertically into the sea off the harbour entrance . ’ |
| 5 | They bought me three years ago when I got dropped out of Mars-U before my geology finals . |
| 6 | The claim is disputed … but it 's still a good excuse for a ballooning festival.So the lawns of the Chase Hotel were busy this evening as the fist arrivals for the weekend event prepared for their ascent.We took up the offer of a flight with Ian Ashpole , who told us he planned to jump out of the balloon when we reached full height : |
| 7 | As Fraser tried to drive out of the car park one of the men tried to prise open the sunroof of his car , then kicked the side of it , causing dents in the driver 's side wing and door . |
| 8 | ON Saturday 130 of Britain 's fastest kart racing drivers will take part in the Townparks Car Sales sponsored opening round of the British championships for gearbox driven machines . |
| 9 | Whether she would in fact have opened the door and tried to jump out of a moving vehicle proved to be an academic question . |
| 10 | ' 'Lo , Olga , ’ she said mechanically and moved to pass out of the same door ; but Mrs Stych wanted to show off her outfit . |
| 11 | She tried to duck out of his grip , half-succeeding , and he went off-balance . |
| 12 | She tried looking out of the window to the hospital 's green lawns and the tall eucalypts that stood motionless against a gloriously blue August sky , but found that looking away seemed too impolite . |
| 13 | Nellie bent to look out of the window , parting the curtain with one hand . |
| 14 | Yet the ‘ Song of Eärendil ’ does of course tell a story as well : how Eärendil tried to sail out of this world to a kind of Paradise , how he succeeded in the end by virtue of the ‘ Silmaril ’ , how this in turn led to his becoming a star , or rather the helmsman of a celestial boat in which the burning Silmaril appears to Middle-earth as a star . |
| 15 | PERSISTENT shoplifter Anthony Thompson tried to walk out of a clothes store with £370 worth of clothing . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't , ’ said Damian in the cramped interior beside her , then moved to look out of her window , his body pressing against hers , one powerful arm across her , his hard chest against her breasts . |
| 17 | He tried to wriggle out of his responsibilities however , but his boss said : " If you want to keep your job , this is what you must do . " |
| 18 | After I 'd explained the problems , Mazzin tried to wriggle out of it by going on about blindfolds . |
| 19 | He tried to wriggle out of it , as usual . |
| 20 | ‘ Why , so that you can ease your own frustration and put the blame on me ? ’ she managed to shoot back , and tried to wriggle out of the bag , unsuccessfully . |
| 21 | Israel 's refusal to authorize the return of all refugees desiring to resume residence on the West Bank , reported breaking off of West Bank banking negotiations and statements by senior Israeli officials quoted in American press gives rise to impression that Israeli government may be moving toward policy of seeking security simply by retaining occupied areas rather than by achieving peaceful settlement with Arabs . |
| 22 | If he mentioned moving out of her parents ' house , she dissolved into tears . |
| 23 | She had changed into a gown she seemed to have been poured into , and promised to pop out of . |
| 24 | They stopped their lumbering charge and , very slowly , tried to dodge out of the way . |
| 25 | Here , he could see only the occasional flutter of movement , as the fearful denizens of the area tried to keep out of the way and out of trouble . |
| 26 | Instead of trying to walk , doggy paddle , Heathcliffe always tried to climb out of the water ; hence , he generally ended up on his back , legs lashing away hopelessly , until disappearing under the surface . |
| 27 | The coroner concluded he had choked to death when he tried to climb out of his cot . |
| 28 | The stunt — which involved jumping out of a hot air balloon attached to a piece of elastic — has never been attempted in Britain before . |
| 29 | Ginny tried to back out of the bathroom . |
| 30 | You remember it the razzmatazz no trade union involvement , involved keep out of it boys , we 'll deal with it . |