Example sentences of "he was [adv] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.

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1 But here , in what visitors mistook for a tool shed , he was conveniently out of the world 's reach .
2 He was already out of the room .
3 But he was already out of the car , ignoring her faltering explanation .
4 She turned to express some of her thanks to him , but he was already out of the car and round by the passenger door opening it for her .
5 However , he was quite correct in assuming she would not contact the person who had phoned her until she was sure he was well out of the way , so she set to work in sorting out the various tasks to be done .
6 Stephen was sure his grandmother had fallen asleep before he was even out of the room .
7 He spent a great deal of time on the telephone and he was often out of the house on various missions , not returning until late at night .
8 Over the next few days he was never out of the press and in one emotional moment he confided to a journalist that he felt betrayed by Scotland .
9 As a Member of that Parliament he was never out of the headlines .
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