Example sentences of "[noun sg] get out [prep] the way " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | ‘ When it was time for me to fire the very pistol , I had to get up from the wireless operator 's seat and had to move my parachute — which was always as close to my feet as possible and instead of lifting it up by the canvas carrying handle , I lifted it up by the metal handle ( the rip cord ) and so had a bundle of silk to get out of the way . |
2 | She told me she made a point of taking a walk each day to get out of the way of all the old people , but I was reassured when I saw that she was well-known at the café and seemed to have several friends among its patrons . |
3 | Privatization means giving businesses the chance to flourish ; the process of deregulation means the Government getting out of the way . |
4 | The single market needs the Social Charter , the Labour Group backs the Social p Charter , the Labour Group is ready for 1993 and the sooner you lot get out of the way and let us get on with it , the better . |
5 | ‘ You have to pay this lot to get out of the way . |
6 | The inquiry report said instead that he appeared to have walked off the track to get out of the way of the field of on-coming horses a finding strongly challenged by course officials . |
7 | The driver ran after the vehicle as it gathered speed , tried to warn people on Street to get out of the way . |