Example sentences of "[v-ing] to get [adv] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jonesy was still struggling to get out of the grave , and this he managed only with his father 's help , after falling back in once . |
| 2 | Several Perks were fighting to get out of the crack . |
| 3 | Behind him , something was fighting to get out of the door . |
| 4 | George Benton , the knowledgeable trainer of Holyfield , says : ‘ Evander will be trying to get out of the way early on , blocking and ducking . |
| 5 | All climbing up the stairs in one mad rush trying to get out of the hell-pit of the London Underground tunnels , after having escaped from the claustrophobic strangulating suffocating hold of the London Underground Tubes , marginally cleaner but less picturesque than those of New York . |
| 6 | She was still trying to get out of the parking space . |
| 7 | Trying to get out of the traffic jam , I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road . |
| 8 | Beyond the lights , Cameron got the impression of audience members thronging the exits , trying to get out of the concert hall . |
| 9 | I was arrested twice , once for trying to get out of the place , and once for just walking around the course , both times without wearing a badge . |
| 10 | Acting on a hunch , I stationed myself at 5.59 p.m. the following Monday , and sure enough I was nearly killed by middle managers trying to get out of the office before the 6 p.m. deadline . |