Example sentences of "[adv] out of [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , you 'll still be somewhat out of pocket if you decide not to buy the property . |
| 2 | A single mother I met in Sheffield has got housing , but in a Dickensian block of flats , on the fifth floor , with no lift , a damp kitchen , bathroom and hall where the wallpaper seems to stand up only out of inertia because it is n't sticking to the walls . |
| 3 | Pip changes from being content with his life at the beginning and not expecting much out of life until he goes to Miss Havisham 's and meets and falls in love with Estella . |
| 4 | Fold-up furniture can either be stacked neatly in one place , hung from a large hook on a wall or stashed away out of sight when it is n't in use . |
| 5 | You 've got to be able to talk to people on their own level , you get the best out of people if you treat them a certain way . |
| 6 | ooh , they were n't there alright , I thought they were just out of order cos it was road repairs and a policeman was supposed to be on duty because it was this great big wide Upper Parliament Street , and going across it , if I look at Liverpool |
| 7 | She had stopped crying when her mother hit her , partly out of pride , but partly out of spite because she always felt her tears gave her mother pleasure . |
| 8 | Partly in control — partly out of control if she struggles against you |
| 9 | Topaz was slightly out of breath as she reached the marquis , not quite able to believe he was really there . |
| 10 | He also kicked badly out of hand until he settled down to play a more influential role after the interval . |
| 11 | Saint Julien was taking no chances , his acquired Smith & Wesson discreetly out of sight as he allowed them in . |
| 12 | Miss Harker was a little out of breath as she rolled up the petition . |
| 13 | ‘ This new-found modesty is very admirable , sweetheart , but a little out of place when you 've just spent the night in my arms . ’ |
| 14 | The blood seemed to be pounding in her sleepy head , her heart racing almost out of control as she felt the smooth passage of his finger slipping down her throat , slowly brushing the thin strap of her gown from her shoulder . |
| 15 | Mr Fishbane is obsessed with sex and while I imagine he ca n't do a great deal about it any more , poor old boy , until he 's finished his breakfast he 's almost out of control if he spies an attractive girl . ’ |
| 16 | Six years of war were over and most of us were barely out of school when it began , so what came next ? |
| 17 | Though the marker stone had been half out of water when I started to run , the whole barrage of banked stones , with the causeway atop , was suddenly aswirl and , as I raced for the crossing , the level seemed to rise a foot or more . |