Example sentences of "if [vb pp] out [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can see them in my mind 's eye rising and dancing slowly around the room , their bodies undulating in a controlled exuberance as if lifted out of the world of motor cars , rockets and computerised mentalities into some universal heartbeat , some rhythm of the day , of the night , of the sea , of life . |
| 2 | The government maintains that dipping is safe if carried out with the recommended protective clothing and other precautions . |
| 3 | Firstly , it was accepted by all Scots that the coronation of their king was valid only if carried out upon the Stone of Destiny , and in spite of the Christian ceremony accompanying it the right to place the crown on the new monarch 's head belonged irrevocably to the Earl of Fife , premier layman of the realm . |
| 4 | If caught out in the open , the echidna simply digs rapidly downwards until , again , nothing is visible but its spiky upper surface . |
| 5 | If driven out of the exchange-rate mechanism ( ERM ) , a country might no longer qualify for EMU . |
| 6 | While a wire or a gate scheme might take a few weeks if spun out to the maximum , tunnels were sometimes under construction for six months . |
| 7 | Butter melted to liquid in half an hour if left out of the fridge . |