Example sentences of "pull [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 And , casting an eye towards the world championships in August , Backley insisted that if the injury hung around he would have no hesitation in pulling out of the year 's big event in Stuttgart to prevent further damage .
21 Just a couple of weeks ago Emerson was down the in the dumps and considering pulling out of the Maxol series .
22 Earlier this month , Habitat announced it was pulling out of the Buttermarket because of poor trading history and the secondary location of the store .
23 A dark giant of a man , possibly Tonio , leaned out of the lorry 's cabin to thank them for pulling out of the way .
24 Pulling out of the ERM in September and letting the pound float away from the rest of the bunch now looks even smarter than it has in the interim — particularly in the light of Sweden 's experience .
25 A member of staff at the site in Abercrombie Road , Kirkby , said : ‘ It is yet another big firm pulling out of the area . ’
26 It is yet another big firm pulling out of the area .
27 It 's early days but if the injury hung around and I thought that pulling out of the world championships was a necessary course of action to prevent more serious problems , I 'd do it without hesitation . ’
28 Berisford 's path was also smoothed when another contender , Marks & Spencer shoe supplier Fii , said it was pulling out of the bid battle and relisting its shares , which had been suspended pending the outcome .
29 MORE plans have been submitted for a new town centre shopping complex in Ipswich — just days after a major retailer announced it was pulling out of the town .
30 They are making many staff redundant , and they are largely pulling out of the programme , thus leaving a huge hole in numbers and finance .
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