Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] out 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 | Whether she would in fact have opened the door and tried to jump out of a moving vehicle proved to be an academic question . |
| 9 | ' 'Lo , Olga , ’ she said mechanically and moved to pass out of the same door ; but Mrs Stych wanted to show off her outfit . |
| 10 | She tried to duck out of his grip , half-succeeding , and he went off-balance . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Nellie bent to look out of the window , parting the curtain with one hand . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | PERSISTENT shoplifter Anthony Thompson tried to walk out of a clothes store with £370 worth of clothing . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . " |
| 17 | After I 'd explained the problems , Mazzin tried to wriggle out of it by going on about blindfolds . |
| 18 | He tried to wriggle out of it , as usual . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | If he mentioned moving out of her parents ' house , she dissolved into tears . |
| 21 | She had changed into a gown she seemed to have been poured into , and promised to pop out of . |
| 22 | They stopped their lumbering charge and , very slowly , tried to dodge out of the way . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The coroner concluded he had choked to death when he tried to climb out of his cot . |
| 26 | The stunt — which involved jumping out of a hot air balloon attached to a piece of elastic — has never been attempted in Britain before . |
| 27 | Ginny tried to back out of the bathroom . |
| 28 | You remember it the razzmatazz no trade union involvement , involved keep out of it boys , we 'll deal with it . |
| 29 | Philip knew he was thinking about the swimming , the way he objected to spending all his time training and how he tried to get out of it . |
| 30 | She tried to get out of bed , but could n't . |