Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [adv] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are outright racists holding Tory membership cards and I want to see them out of the party . ’ |
| 2 | His first instinct was to fling them out of the window ; to put as much distance as he could between them and him . |
| 3 | Thomas Cook said the merger would create an effective duopoly and tour operators would find themselves ‘ subject to debilitating price wars funded by the dominant position of the duopoly and designed to drive them out of the industry ’ . |
| 4 | " You helped stop me getting the directorship , now you want to drive me out of the Lab . " |
| 5 | Skipper Kim Barnett tells me : ‘ There was a time when the opposition used to like me out of the way quickly because I had a reputation for getting after the bowling . |
| 6 | At a signal from Sybil , Rachel helped to coax them out of the water and into the changing-rooms where David was helping Danny to dress . |
| 7 | General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas , builders of the super-expensive A-12 fighter for the United States Navy , want the Pentagon to bail them out of a possible $2.7 billion overrun on the development and production of A-12s . |
| 8 | if you have to pull me out of the rubble |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The water start uses the force of the wind to pull you out of the water and , when performed properly , is a faster and more efficient means of starting on all types of board . |
| 11 | Something was trying to pull itself out of the corridor wall . |
| 12 | Merrill made a determined effort to pull herself out of the glow induced by the wine and Luke 's compliments . |
| 13 | She felt sticky and heavy , as if she was trying to pull herself out of the chlorinated pool with the water dragging at her bulk , breaking the surface tension with an effort . |
| 14 | He tried to ease his body to one side to let her come in but he was surprised once again as she got hold of his hand and began to pull him out of the bed . |
| 15 | Oddly enough the worst was his shoulder , where the man had seized it to pull him out of the car . |
| 16 | Members of a Cardiff ladies ' rowing club tried to pull her out of the mud , but found the current was too fast , and the bitch ( yes , she is called Eric ! ) , too heavy . |
| 17 | The district council then had to spend almost £250,000 to bail it out of a financial crisis . |
| 18 | It , it was , it was a disastrous weekend for the U's , what on earth are they going to do tonight , are they going to be able to pull it out of the hat and , and |
| 19 | Onto another club trying to pull themselves out of the doldrums … |
| 20 | But that said , the efforts to peck oneself out of the shell of isolation , and to knock politely on other people 's , are perhaps the two most essential strategies for the general reduction of stress . |
| 21 | All that postmodernism has been able to do is signal the demise and loss of all we have held dear , and it remains for another generation of artists to pull us out of the mire . |
| 22 | Hence none of the engines of recovery is available to pull us out of the recession . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Had he conceived of a scheme to lead them out of the maze ? |
| 25 | Dynamius tried to lock them out of the city , but he was tricked by Gundulf . |
| 26 | If county shops put fanzines in , then we spectators can decide whether or not to slog them out of the ground after a couple of deliveries . |
| 27 | Bromley was quoted by The Listener in August as saying of Sky : ‘ We intend to shoot them out of the sky . ’ |
| 28 | Of course , you must make sure you protect the baby from a toddler who pinches or slaps or tries to tip her out of the pram when your back is turned . |
| 29 | Poppy dissolved into a quivering heap when staff tried to lead her out of the cage , so they suggested that I tried . |
| 30 | However , there were people there who were ‘ greatly desiring that she had been out of that country ’ , and she bustled off to York , where the Archbishop paid a man five shillings to lead her out of the town . |