Example sentences of "[verb] himself out [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was speaking as he jerked himself out on the sandy foreshore . |
| 2 | He sat astride the Lock gates and began to pull himself out along the top of them . |
| 3 | The ex-250 world champion ( 1969 with Benelli ) had been with Yamaha for over 20 years but after the collapse of Giacomo Agostini 's 500 team , Carruthers found himself out of the heat of competition . |
| 4 | However , with record companies realising the appeal and financial benefits of bands like Sabbath having a line-up as close to the original as possible , Neil found himself out in the cold after Geezer Butler was reunited with his former partners . |
| 5 | He grasped the forestay in both hands as high up as he could reach and drew himself out of the water and on to the forward hull beam as smoothly as a dolphin breaking for air . |
| 6 | Cathy went into the shop and Wycliffe let himself out into the little hall from which stairs led up to the flat . |
| 7 | He cut the power by the meter and collected his roll and the half-completed form from the kitchen table before he let himself out through the back door . |
| 8 | Seb let himself out through the gate and Carrie was half-way back to the house when his soft call brought her to a halt . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Duncan let himself out of the car as Myeloski walked round to him . |
| 11 | Then , looking at the man as if he was so much dirt , he let himself out of the front door . |
| 12 | When he was satisfied that everything was straight , he let himself out of the back door . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Daniel levered himself out of the sofa and stood up . |
| 15 | In the opening sequence the Poet is so concerned with the Friend and his future existence that he seems to write himself out of the picture . |
| 16 | Very slowly and deliberately Isambard slipped his feet clear of the stirrups and leaned forward as if to swing himself out of the saddle , but in the act he jabbed home hard into the beast 's side with his right spur , and drove him not forward , but flinching sidelong into the bushes in a wild leap ; and leaning both hands on the pommel of his saddle he vaulted out of it and dropped crashing into the bushes almost on top of Owen . |
| 17 | The much-travelled Allison , 65 , coaching consultant and now caretaker-manager of Division One 's bottom club , immediately ruled himself out of the job full-time . |
| 18 | Argyle player-manager Shilton ruled himself out of the hiding-to-nothing trip with a groin strain . |
| 19 | Another senior Democrat , Senator John " Jay " Rockefeller , ruled himself out of the contest on Aug. 7 . |
| 20 | Pears , 30 , virtually ruled himself out of the crucial Wolves game when he said : ‘ Time is against me . |
| 21 | As well take to kissing Bruce Davidson good-night , he told himself , and got himself out of the door on this thought . |
| 22 | There had been unsuccessful attempts even further south ; the unfortunate Raleigh got himself out of the Tower by promising to find James 1 a supply of gold in Guiana , but he found no gold and he irritated the Spanish so much that they pushed James into having him executed in 1618 on the 1604 charge of treason . |
| 23 | Put himself out of the reach of Dr Ali , the Twenty-fourthers and everything else in the school . |
| 24 | After he had bowed himself out of the room , Cynthia remained behind and , taking pen and paper , took down Dorothy 's letter to ha dictation . |
| 25 | Erlich let himself out of the room . |
| 26 | Over at the manse the Reverend William McIvor , in a drab overcoat , let himself out by the back door and rode off to the north-east by a back path through the woods near Taymouth Castle , keeping his grey garron on a tight rein and stepping slowly so that the hoof-beats were nearly soundless . |
| 27 | In Allen v. Jarvis ( 1869 ) L.R. 4 Ch.App. 616 a solicitor-executor drew up a bill of costs amounting to £691 and paid himself out of the testator 's assets . |
| 28 | Eventually , Joicey cornered him , and in desperation , the keeper threw himself out of the nearest open window ; landing ten feet below , with a badly sprained arm and sore head . |
| 29 | Finally he hauled himself out on the allied side . |
| 30 | ‘ No , ’ Denis barked back — and then , forcing himself out of the nightmare of his paralysis , he added : ‘ Not yet . ’ |