Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you know very well that once you are gone Miss Araminta will throw me out of the house . ’ |
| 2 | Thirdly , there is the possibility that abnormalities judged by us to be psychotic in afunctional sense were actually due to organic brain diseases unrecognised at the time ; for reasons discussed previously this would rule them out of court for our purposes . |
| 3 | He would rule them out of necessity . |
| 4 | I wish I could flush them out of my head . |
| 5 | Yeah , the people , what did they make them out of ? |
| 6 | Noah 's Ark , that 's good , what do they do with the animals they ca n't make them out of |
| 7 | Did n't for a moment think you 'd want them out of your sight . |
| 8 | I do n't want them out of the way , I 'm just saying how many you 've got ! |
| 9 | There was sense in which , it was n't really in Pilate 's hands , because Jesus had said to him , if I wanted I would speak to my father , he would send ten legions of angels and they would deliver me out of your hands , Pilate , you have no power over me . |
| 10 | On the grounds of preventing young workers ' wages rising to a level which might price them out of work it scrapped the 1946 Fair Wages Resolution , which required compliance with minimum wage standards for firms trying to secure government and other contracts . |
| 11 | Matey was bustling about , doing some of the chores which McAllister had neglected while drinking coffee with him , and on opening the biscuit tin she complained bitterly that Dr Neil would eat them out of house and home if he continued to run through biscuits at his present rate — a judgement which amused McAllister , but also made her feel vaguely guilty . |
| 12 | Platt said : ‘ If Birmingham can get at them , they can knock them out of their stride because Bari will not be used to this sort of opposition . ’ |
| 13 | A pig-headed brute who could jump himself out of anything , like a cat , but did n't always choose to , and did n't always take me with him . |
| 14 | Because if you are I 'd better count you out of the reckoning right away . |
| 15 | I can assure you that my concern for Svend is as great as yours for Suzie , and I 'm not going to allow you to wriggle out of your commitments because , rightly or wrongly , your lover does n't trust you out of his sight . ’ |
| 16 | Ah I did win s it was before , before Tasha and John got married it was er one of these catalogues that came through you see anyway I sent the thing back and I got the catalogue and they wanted some things out and you get twenty five pounds off whatever you ordered , the first order , so quite alright but I did win something out of that draw twenty five P |
| 17 | You 'd bore him out of his mind in a very short time . ’ |
| 18 | Well old was , was er absolute er you 'd never think anybody 'd would buy anything out of his shop , er my father went in for something once and he , and he said you can see them hanging up ca n't you , I mean er salesmanship was on unheard of as far as he was concerned they were there , why ask him if he 'd got any , but erm course you must remember I was only a little boy I mean I can remember all this , I took it all in but I would n't say that I knew them er I knew Miss , from the grocer 's shop she was a Sunday School teacher , and er the Sunday School used to be at Road School we used to have a Sunday School there and a Mr used to take this . |
| 19 | Does anyone know anything out of Jungle Book ? |
| 20 | If Father were to hear them he 'd whip me out of that place much quicker than he pushed me in , I can tell you . |
| 21 | To be sure you are Lucifer himself in the shape of my master or you could not use me thus , and I beg you 'll send me out of my way to my poor parents . |
| 22 | ‘ That would do me out of a job . |
| 23 | It is also useful to remove all the adult leaves from waterlilies ( or indeed any lily-like aquatics ) before planting , as these give the plants buoyancy and can lift them out of the basket . |
| 24 | The white man will cheat you out of your home . |
| 25 | Most callers at your home will be genuine , but some might be out to steal or cheat you out of your money . |
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| 27 | Walking uphill can suddenly bring you out of the mist and into the sunshine , with beautiful panoramas . |
| 28 | Contrary to belief , this does not lift you out of this world in which you live , but it does allow you to take your rightful place within this world in the totality of your being . |
| 29 | " Fiddy , if you do n't hold your tongue , I 'll send you out of the room . " |
| 30 | I knew we could salvage something out of today . |