Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bill took it to mean that he might have to pull out of the yard or even out of racing altogether . ’ |
| 2 | As a result , he was then forced to pull out of the return singles which otherwise he might have won , to keep the tie alive . |
| 3 | Kirgizstan 's decision last month to pull out of the rouble zone has infuriated the other four . |
| 4 | Some survivors from ‘ dive-in ’ accidents have confirmed that they knew it was useless to try to pull out of the dive while they could ‘ feel ’ the glider was still stalled . |
| 5 | Unfortunately there was so little height in which to pull out of the dive , and the aircraft was going so fast , that gross overloading of the wing structure was absolutely inevitable . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Crystal Palace winger John Salako may be forced to pull out of the squad to play Turkey with a knee injury . |
| 7 | ‘ Unless there is something really untoward I do n't see Ian having to pull out of the squad . ’ |
| 8 | Igglesden is still troubled by the groin strain which forced him to pull out of the squad for the first Test at Old Trafford while McCague was nursing a pulled hamstring . |
| 9 | Yesterday , the union claimed the first jobs casualty of the base rate rise — the Automobile Association 's announcement of 500 job losses , in the wake of the company 's decision to pull out of the air package holiday business . |
| 10 | A BACK injury aggravated by polo forced the Prince of Wales to pull out of the Garter ceremony today and cancel plans to attend Royal Ascot . |
| 11 | She is threatening to pull out of the government and join Mr Sharif 's agitation if Mr Ishaq does not fulfil her demands . |
| 12 | Goodman 's honeymoon with Haynes terminated with the launch of It and the American 's plan to pull out of the theatre and set up his Arts Lab in Covent Garden . |
| 13 | The astronomy board of the SERC would like to pull out of the Spectrum-X astronomy project with the USSR , says Richmond . |
| 14 | First , the 40ft Southern Cross had to pull out of the race with rigging problems ; Prime Factor was recalled at the start ; and the third boat , Sagacious V , faces another protest which is likely to see her heavily penalised . |
| 15 | One of America 's largest leveraged buy-out fund operators , Merrill Lynch , is planning to pull out of the business . |
| 16 | At one stage , Fields had threatened to pull out of the arrangement altogether and find a new partner , until the CAA made it clear that Fields would not have a licence without Virgin 's involvement . |
| 17 | Jack Charlton has given the Swindon winger Tony Galvin permission to pull out of the Republic of Ireland 's World Cup squad for next week 's final qualifier in Malta . |
| 18 | Sadly , Fiji , unable to pay the travel bill , had to pull out of the tournament , while the organisers had to chip in a hefty contribution to secure the presence of the New Zealanders . |
| 19 | The ANC 's first warning that it was prepared to pull out of the CODESA talks came on June 21 , when the organization 's president , Nelson Mandela , declared that the negotiations process was " in tatters " . |
| 20 | His puzzlement gave way to a momentary unease , at the possibility that the Prophet may have somehow managed to slip out of the apartment undetected , as the detective lieutenant had suggested . |
| 21 | ‘ And finally , ’ Benjamin interrupted , ‘ Master Millet has a tendency to slip out of the chateau at night to meet God knows whom . ’ |
| 22 | Well , she 's not going to jump out of the window in the next hour , is she ? |
| 23 | On the other hand , if it remains alive it may try to jump out of the hole and you can catch it in your hands . |
| 24 | The safety factor was also important as older people were not so able to jump out of the way of stock or swinging gates . |
| 25 | The physical reactions that stress triggers help us to jump out of the way of a passing bus , or win the egg and spoon race at the village sports day . |
| 26 | To jump out of the way a model must roll equal to or less than its initiative value on a D6 . |
| 27 | Ken , upset , tried to drive his van through the line of Mr Rowse 's patients : he broke the ankle of an elderly man too feeble to jump out of the way . |
| 28 | He said Mills reversed slowly , then more quickly , forcing Miss Deeley to jump out of the way . |
| 29 | 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 : |
| 30 | In the course of the journey one of them , an RAF pilot , had been shot dead trying to jump out of the train in an attempt to reach an Italian fighter plane on an airfield and fly it to Yugoslavia . |