Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] him out [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He fought their attempts to carry him out with the strength of one possessed .
2 ‘ Someone in his financial position could easily have got a doctor 's certificate to pull him out of tournaments but to his credit he never even considered it . ’
3 Laughton is in a hole and the players as professional sportsmen have a responsibility to pull him out of it .
4 Vacation time Francis arranged for him to caddy at the Lyford Cay club to keep him out of trouble .
5 Was it a two-way respect — had the two got their heads together and decided it might be beneficial to Travis to send him out of the country for a short while ?
6 Adams benefited from the tailenders ' intention to belt him out of the ground , taking three of the last five wickets for final figures of four for 43 from 21.4 overs .
7 Theda opened her mouth to blister him out of the torment that consumed her … and paused , arrested by the look in his face .
8 Our attempts to talk him out of this merely provoked his scorn .
9 He was hauled back to New York and given that column to keep him out of any more mischief . ’
10 You think the girl knocked him off , and then hired some help to get him out of there ? ’
11 Otley and I held on to him while Nigel searched for a large piece of wood to haul him out with , and in the meantime we had a close-up of the lush vegetation of the riverside : buttercups , forget-me-nots , dog roses and honeysuckle and the shy little water avens modestly hiding its peach-coloured face .
12 He had laid by his sword , but he had a dagger still upon him , and managed to draw it and slash through the folds that smothered him ; and Norbury and Erpyngham and half a dozen others of his own people came plunging and splashing through the storm to help him out of these ominous grave-clothes .
13 From there he was handed on to Bloomsbury House , where Elaine Blond agreed a one-off payment to fit him out for another job .
14 I always regarded Ellen 's attitude towards Grimes as one of sympathy and understanding and a desire to help him out of his difficulties .
15 Now we will be collecting on Monday to keep him out of jail instead . ’
16 Even if it was n't quite enough finesse to keep him out of the loony bin .
17 But Mr Donnellan claimed they wanted him to admit a lesser charge to get him out of the college quietly .
18 Now my Lord the defendants say of course , that they were never asked by the plaintiff to get him out of the contract so that the duty er never arose .
19 The next day Creed asked Jed to drive him out to the Crumbles .
20 This , of course , has provided an extra excuse for the highly protective Kinnocks to keep him out of the firing line .
21 Francis pulled strings to get him out of trouble and into his old school , St something 's … ’
22 Pat 's Jester 's defeat at Haydock yesterday has led Corals to take him out of the King George betting .
23 Nails had hoped Biddy would have foregone her offer to meet him out of school the next day , or at least be late so that he would have a chance of escaping her clutches , but when he came out she was there outside the gate on her motor-bike , and there was no escaping .
24 He does n't need his father to bail him out of trouble any more .
25 The band and crew have a month to talk him out of it .
26 There were connections there , safe houses where he could hole up for a week or more , while his American friends made arrangements to get him out of the country and into free Europe .
27 James , a £1.3million signing from Watford , looked set for a long run but his mistakes have persuaded Souness to take him out of the spotlight .
28 Then he allowed Viola to show him out to the landing .
29 He seemed far too competent for life to catch him out in so trivial a way .
30 Well , Mansell who run , won yesterday 's Portugese Grand Prix is believed to be considering several offers to tempt him out of that so-called retirement .
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