Example sentences of "[adv] as [pers pn] [vb past] out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 2 | Dansey did not seek to influence its policy , so long as it kept out of his agents ' way . |
| 3 | The idea of dying did n't worry him , so long as he went out with a bang . |
| 4 | It jolted up the lane , slowed down as it came out into the open area in front of the quarry gates , and stopped . |
| 5 | The lorry-driver jumped down as I leapt out of the mini and ran to the black car . |
| 6 | The skies had darkened ominously as she set out on her journey to the coast , but she was not unduly concerned about the dismal weather . |
| 7 | As he ducked through the door Leonora stared at him in astonishment , then stuck out her tongue irreverently as she slid out of bed , refusing to let Penry 's snub spoil her new well-being . |
| 8 | Just as we scrambled out of the ditch again , one of the woodchucks dropping his black rifle and barely managing to grab the sling as it slid back into the foul water , a straggler from the malai patrol crossed the road a hundred and fifty metres away , looked to his left and saw us . |
| 9 | Even allowing for this , the surface was left just as it came out of the mould . |
| 10 | It shows this air crew just as he baled out of the aircraft less his parachute harness which he had abandoned on landing . |
| 11 | He sat up in bed , just as she came out of the bathroom , rubbing her hair with a towel , unselfconsciously naked . |
| 12 | Bob watched her all the way down the stairs , agonized on her behalf ; still more agonized when it occurred to him , just as she went out of sight , that he should have gone down with her and carried the case . |
| 13 | And the thing that sounded like a telephone number — I wrote it down as soon as we got out of the attic — " One-x-nine-two-four " … |
| 14 | should have gone soon as they got out of work . |
| 15 | They would drink that in some of these pubs and , of course , as soon as they got out in the fresh air , it hit them and they were away . |
| 16 | Rosemary , 39 , insisted that Ann-Marie should visit her as soon as she came out of hospital . |
| 17 | The twins , David and Michael , had been prowling about in the front garden waiting for the sight of Belinda 's car , and as soon as she stepped out into the driveway and came up the path to the house they raced ahead of her inside to relay the news of her arrival , without even saying hello to her . |
| 18 | But they forgot about him as soon as he disappeared out of sight down the steps which led to the promenade and beach . |
| 19 | ( ii ) No , he was arrested as soon as he came out of the water . |
| 20 | A local man , known throughout his youth to be a steady worker , apprenticed to a mason , had married as soon as he came out of his apprenticeship , a girl from Rydal , nearby , and they had five children . |
| 21 | As soon as he stepped out into the fluorescent-lit corridor , he was met by an official who hurried him into a briefing room . |
| 22 | As soon as he looked out of the window on the morning after he arrived ( he tells them ) and saw what the place was like , he realized that it was based on the tutorial system . |
| 23 | As soon as he moved out of Nikkie 's view , however , his demeanour changed and he walked normally without discomfort . |
| 24 | ‘ As soon as you stepped out of the car I knew something was wrong , ’ her friend confided later over a cup of tea . |
| 25 | As soon as you got out of sight , you altered direction and did a wide loop so you could sneak up behind us . ’ |
| 26 | However , this sensation evaporated as soon as I looked out of the window , when I realized how imprisoned I was by my ignorance , which Aisha seized upon , exploiting the fact that I did n't know how to flush the toilet , work the shower , turn on the oven or boil the electric kettle to make tea , and that I could n't understand what her older child or her next-door neighbour said . |
| 27 | As soon as I got out of the house , I was told by our neighbours where my father was hiding , but I realized that if I went to speak to him , some SS soldier might follow me and arrest him . |
| 28 | I got a taxi as soon as I stepped out of the back door . |
| 29 | The stimulus of the Commander 's benzedrine tablets was wearing off as he swam out to sea after three hours ' creeping and sliding around the beach , and now , his senses dulled by a chilling exhaustion , he felt the first pangs of doubt : would Roger Courtney see the flickering torch among the waves before an enemy patrol boat caught sight of it ? |
| 30 | Gina ran her bike over his foot viciously as she went out through the narrow hall . |