Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [v-ing] [adv] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that interest rates are at historically low levels , considerable sums of money are moving out of the banks and building societies into equity based investments , the equity message seems to be getting home . |
| 2 | Small flakes of rock were dropping out of the roof around the ring pitons . |
| 3 | Research is spilling out of the broking houses by the shovelful , but often straight into the fund manager 's bin . |
| 4 | The label of his white cotton underwear is sticking out of the top of his pants . |
| 5 | To a large extent the Unity Campaign was passing out of the control of the Socialist League into that of the Left Book Club and the weekly Tribune , founded by Cripps in January 1937 . |
| 6 | It may have been seven years late and a billion dollars over budget , but the Hubble space telescope was lifting out of the shuttle cargo bay and on its way to orbit at last , ready to look back across the universe to the very beginnings of time . |
| 7 | The mangled remains of a bicycle were sticking out of the windscreen of the lower car . |
| 8 | Here and there lumps of metal were sticking out of the masonry . |
| 9 | DANNY MEDDINGS continued his run of form with a surprisingly easy victory over Welsh No 1 , Adrian Davies , in last night 's opening round of the Daily Express British Players ' Championship at Cheshunt , Hertfordshire , writes Elspeth Burnside . |
| 10 | A small head was poking out of the topmost window . |
| 11 | Dave said , ‘ The most frightening part of the jump was climbing out of the plane and having to crawl along the wing before jumping , but I look forward to doing it a second time just for fun ! ’ |
| 12 | One was turning the pages of an old copy of Hotel & Caterer , the other was looking out of the window . |
| 13 | If the court is satisfied ( by affidavit or other evidence ) that prompt personal service can not be effected because the debtor is keeping out of the way so as to avoid service , it may order substituted service in such manner as it thinks fit . |
| 14 | He told Elizabeth of the meal in the dining room , with the butler and maids serving on and made her giggle at his father 's summing up of the Dowager Lady Lassiter . |
| 15 | THE Scottish economy is moving out of the shadow of public sector clouds into a brighter private sector-led future , the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , claimed yesterday . |
| 16 | Soon , though , smoke is coming out of the straw-stack and hot sun is turning the water into steam . |
| 17 | dog 's licking out of the cups . |
| 18 | A woman is coming out of the house . |
| 19 | Her father was looking out of the window , but he turned as she came in . |
| 20 | A train was coming out of the tunnel . |
| 21 | Towards the end of a long and tiring night shift , when news was coming through of the murder of another member of the RUC , one policeman in particular decided to put the field-worker through a test of trust . |
| 22 | The Woman was gazing out of the window , picking at the hem of the tablecloth . |
| 23 | In the back a woman was looking out of the open window , her chin propped on the heel of her hand . |
| 24 | A vast pink tongue was hanging out of the creature 's mouth between a pair of the longest , sharpest teeth imaginable . |
| 25 | Huckleberry 's tongue was protruding out of the corner of his mouth and flapping in the breeze ! |
| 26 | CONSUMER confidence and spending were improving ahead of the decision by John Major to call an election , suggesting that the economy might have started to pull out of recession but for worries about the election outcome . |
| 27 | The bear goes aargh ! and the man 's running out of the pub really fast , he 's running like that . |
| 28 | For a moment , as the old man was walking out of the door , Conway remembered the face in the book on the plane . |
| 29 | Through the glass she saw that she was on a shelf in the potion laboratory and the tall figure of her form-mistress was swirling out of the door . |
| 30 | The slave was backing out of the gate let into the high wall which separated the courtyard from the barracks of the Kha-Khan 's guard . |