Example sentences of "[be] rid of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime , in order to prepare to work the system themselves , the Corporation wished to be rid of the fifteen cars that were the property of the B.E.T. , and asked them to remove them forthwith . |
| 2 | We all must work together to find Transport alternatives to be rid of the present traffic-hells of Oxford and other cities , and this is urgent . |
| 3 | In the sixteenth century , Roman Catholicism was ripe for reform , but Luther 's success depended less on religious conviction than on the determination of the north German princes to be rid of the political influence of Rome . |
| 4 | Farrell did as he was told and retched violently , falling away from Dashwood , feeling his stomach churn , eager to be rid of the disgusting matter inside it . |
| 5 | I had to be rid of the English boy . |
| 6 | For Mr Clinton , longing to be rid of the Bosnian distraction , this approach is tempting : take the lead , do something , keep niftily out of the swamp . |
| 7 | ‘ You intend to be rid of the main part of it ? ’ |