Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] out [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Algiers agreement failed to work out to the satisfaction of either side . |
| 2 | 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 : |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ' 'Lo , Olga , ’ she said mechanically and moved to pass out of the same door ; but Mrs Stych wanted to show off her outfit . |
| 5 | On my return to London I tried to find out about the Ober Gabelhorn but there was little information readily available , apart from a couple of references to it as one of the great alpine peaks . |
| 6 | Even though she tried to listen out for the sound of a returning car , the castle and the road leading up to it remained as silent as the grave . |
| 7 | Nellie bent to look out of the window , parting the curtain with one hand . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | They stopped their lumbering charge and , very slowly , tried to dodge out of the way . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Ginny tried to back out of the bathroom . |
| 13 | I kissed her and held her and tried to get out of the house without saying goodbye to anyone . |
| 14 | Hayes next hit Roger Ford just above the glove as he tried to get out of the way , and was out lbw ; 384 for 9 . |
| 15 | ‘ You tried to get out of the black hole with an ordinary rocket . |
| 16 | At least my father tried to get out of the trap , but I doubt if Jones has ever struggled , even with his conscience . |
| 17 | After driving to Rolls Wood Group [ Repair & Overhauls ] Ltd , they tried to get out of the car . |
| 18 | The pilots were drunk and half-naked ; they got no help from the French girls , who simply screamed and tried to get out of the window . |
| 19 | When she tried to get out of the passenger door , he struck her again and called her more names . ’ |
| 20 | He saw a car turning left , tried to move out of the way , put his foot on the brake and then the accelerator went down as well . |
| 21 | I tried to move out of the way but the car kept following me . |
| 22 | She tried to peer out of the peephole in her blind . |
| 23 | She tried to make out from the hill , as she jogged down the track , whether the ferryboat was plying among the craft in the harbour . |
| 24 | For most of the time the plaintiffs seemed to miss out on the need to prove their reliance on the accounts and had they addressed this early enough , the case might never have come to court . |
| 25 | A pasty white blob seemed to float out into the darkness , and then the laser brilliance of a pencil flash in the hand below it . |
| 26 | It appeared so unexpectedly that it seemed to leap out of the ground . |
| 27 | No one who went to foreign language movies in the late Sixties will easily forget the extraordinary films that seemed to pour out of the state-owned studios of Czechoslavakia . |
| 28 | When Marc spoke his words seemed to grow out of the night itself . |
| 29 | In one more smooth movement his own shirt was gone , and as she looked at him her naked skin seemed to cry out for the touch of his . |
| 30 | A little of the festive warmth seemed to die out of the air as they took their places around the low coffee table in the corner of the great hangar . |