Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [vb pp] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Goschenen then is the place of decisions : whether to take the tunnel through to Italian-speaking Ticino and southern climes , or to proceed to Andermatt on the old Gotthard road which now climbs sharply up to cross the Reuss tributary and after some hairpin bends enters the forbidding rock walls of the Schollenen gorge which took centuries for road builders to master , first by bridle paths on suspended plank bridges and in more modern days by tunnels and galleries as well as daring bridges Emerging from the gorge the road crosses the Reuss waterfall on the " Devil 's bridge " and enters the wide Urseren valley in which Andermatt lies , occupying the strategic position at the " crossroads of Switzerland " or even of Europe — where the main west-east route carved out of the high alpine massif by the Rhine and Rhone rivers crosses the north-south route gouged out by rivers Reuss and Ticino . |
| 2 | A silver ramp wound out of the doorway . |
| 3 | As the battle bus pulled out of the crowd , Mr Major pointed out of the window and said : ‘ There , that 's what we 're up against . |
| 4 | At Glenegedale there is Driom a mhuillinn — Ridge of the mill and to the north of Port Ellen is Cnoc na Cloiche-muilinn Millstone Hill where there are a number of unfinished mill stones cut out of the rocks . |
| 5 | It is not much more than a landing strip hacked out of the Canadian wilderness in eastern Ontario , about 200 miles north east of Winnipeg . |
| 6 | ‘ Three of the World Security guards dragged out of the carnage down near Freiburg were armed . |
| 7 | Factories were occupied and a strike was announced for tomorrow unless the security forces pulled out of the town , reports said . |
| 8 | And then , as the flaming ball rose from the sea , the gears of time slipped , went into reverse and he was back only five days ago lying with Amy in the deep hollow of the dunes , smelling again the scent of sand and grasses and the salt tang of the sea as the late afternoon warmth drained out of the autumn air . |
| 9 | The estimated 35 insurance , shipping and banking businesses forced out of the area were yesterday finding temporary homes in the considerable amount of empty office space in the City . |
| 10 | The work of previously marginalised artists has become an area of rich speculation among art dealers priced out of the ‘ modern masters ’ market . |
| 11 | With a shout , several Secte Rouge members dashed out of the lit area , engendering sudden sounds of struggle from outside . |
| 12 | In rebuilding or reinstating those parts of the Centre including essential accesses and services so destroyed or damaged making up any difference between the cost of rebuilding and reinstating and the insurance money received out of the Landlord 's own money |
| 13 | This game is similar to games you would buy for 2–6 year olds that had Zoo animals cut out of the board with little pins on them , The child would try to fit the animal back into the right shape . |
| 14 | The 37-year-old property developer pulled out of the bid , despite having a funding package in place and agreement to buy a controlling stake from the chairman , Martin Edwards , last Wednesday . |
| 15 | Then we see the health care professional come out of the room and say something like , ‘ I 'm sorry , we did all we could . ’ |
| 16 | Other teams from Edinburgh , Glasgow and Strathclyde were knocked out in earlier heats , while St Andrews University pulled out of the contest . |
| 17 | The Justices of the Forest were to drive the deer from all disafforested districts into the remaining forests during the forty days after disafforestment : after the expiration of that time places put out of the forest were to be exempt from the operation of the Forest law . |
| 18 | The plane bumped to a halt , the engine coughed and died , and two figures in leather flying helmets swung out of the open cockpit and came towards them arm in arm . |
| 19 | As he stood politely on the doorstep seeing her away , Bunny Chaloner cycled out of the lane which ran alongside the orchard and led to the stables . |