Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the way " in BNC.
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31 | There was bright blood running down Nogai 's left arm as he rolled out of the way and , when he scrambled to his feet again , his expression was less confident . |
32 | I kept out of the way most of the day . |
33 | Diana has since told friends : ‘ I kept out of the way . |
34 | Edward kept out of the way . |
35 | ‘ Besides , it sounds as if you might be glad of a spare pair of hands , unless … unless you 'd rather I kept out of the way , of course ? ’ |
36 | I did n't try the grilled Greek halloumi cheese with pitta bread , but as it passed by on the way to another table I rather wished I had . |
37 | It fitted in with the way the old witch had treated him . |
38 | Frantic sheep ran out of the way . |
39 | He shrugs off his legacy of injuries — a fractured bone in his back , ripped Achilles tendons , the deep bruise on his face which he picked up on the way to winning a bronze medal in Poland . |
40 | Water that has evaporated and condensed in the upper atmosphere , and then falls as rain , should be pure , except for a little carbon dioxide picked up on the way down ( although in fact , these days , it tends also to contain a whole catalogue of pollutants ) . |
41 | She stood out of the way of a party of scantily clad Scandinavian women who were leaving , then waited while her eyesight adjusted to the contrasting darkness . |
42 | He tried to slap Jeane Russell with his left hand , but she backed out of the way and just laughed at him . |
43 | When prospective buyers came to look at the house , which happened more and more frequently , they stayed out of the way until they had gone . |
44 | He stayed out of the way as much as he could , and Sandy mentioned him as infrequently as possible . |
45 | He jumped out of the way and the players collided , ’ added Keegan . |
46 | Quiss stumbled out of his seat , almost falling , scooped a flat piece of slate from the floor and threw it at the red crow , which screamed and jumped out of the way , spreading its wings and dropping away , flying into the cold clear space below the balcony , its final call echoing briefly , like laughter . |
47 | When it came closer I jumped out of the way but it cut the bottom of my trousers . |
48 | Curly Top dived out of the way , grabbing for his revolver as Adam drove past . |