Example sentences of "[noun] out [prep] the way " in BNC.
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1 | The air in the wood was damp and smelt of peat , the path was muddy and wet , and it was exhausting constantly pushing brambles and twigs out of the way . |
2 | I saw one player push fans out of the way at the Australian Open this year . |
3 | ‘ I got my legs out of the way and curled up in a ball on the driver 's seat . |
4 | With Puddephat out of the way , the English faculty were on the spot . |
5 | Stand one of your large ribber weights at each end of your table and when you have finished using one colour , just hook it round the weight out of the way . |
6 | Store sharp knives out of the way , preferably in a locked drawer . |
7 | With Bucharest out of the way yesterday morning , the championship then rested on the confrontation between Menzieshill and Basler . |
8 | ‘ It was a relief to get the uncertainty out of the way , ’ says Mr Reed , ‘ but it was also pretty intimidating to have the full power of the law thrown at you . ’ |
9 | This is a pattern imposed by publishing , who need to fix print runs as soon as possible , and by stationery retailers , who traditionally like to get their seasonal buying out of the way . |
10 | It was easier to put Rose on the , sofa in the party room after they 'd kicked the debris out of the way than to get her upstairs . |
11 | Would n't say a lot for it , but I do n't think ten pence out of the way any way . |
12 | The schoolmaster skittishly slid his feet out of the way , lest a meatball come to rest against his glossy brogues . |
13 | She pushed his feet out of the way with her broom . |
14 | Right , that 's the surprises out of the way , for Blueboy are , together with co-headliners Brighter , residents of the Sarah Records stable , which means that delicate , dreamy , demure guitar songs are on the agenda and crotch-related stage action is not . |
15 | He shuffled across to where Madra lay and shooed Riven out of the way . |
16 | Listen , listen , listen I 'm not taking the piss out of the point cos I know the point 's very serious but I 'm taking the piss out of the way he said it cos I think he sounded stupid but that does n't mean I have any disrespect for erm |
17 | Nigel dared to disagree with her — he had hated his own school and he thought he divined Gina 's reason for wanting Anthony out of the way . |
18 | Whitlock shoved Karen out of the way and had to fling himself on to the bonnet of a BMW as the Mercedes flashed past , missing him by inches . |
19 | " That 's one complication out of the way . " |
20 | Having got this joke out of the way , she was then told no she could not have money for food , but she could have cash for a carpet . |
21 | We 'll take that mat out of the way So what if you did get a pound , if you did get a pound Claire would you , would you still save half of it or do you think you might save a bit less than half ? |
22 | He kicked his holdall out of the way and flopped down on to the sofa , quite exhausted by whatever he had been up to since the day he left . |
23 | Having got his attention-grabbers out of the way , Mr Beckman went on to the more serious stuff . |
24 | Now today because it 's a little windy we 've rolled up some of the sail out of the way to make it easier for you |
25 | Our Suzanne 's having a sort out by the way maybe next week or the week after but |
26 | Mum could you move the microphone out of the way ? |
27 | Let us clear the alternatives out of the way ; while they are often brought into discussions on the best methods of sharing knowledge with undergraduates , they have but limited scope , and there is no doubt that you must learn to handle lectures as the first step towards a fruitful co-operation with the staff at your college . |
28 | ‘ I first started writing songs when I was about 14 , because I knew that the first song I 'd put down would be so crap I thought I 'd get all my ideas out of the way first , and then I 'd start getting all artistic , ’ explains Tony . |
29 | With the body out of the way , the Inspector closely studied the foreshore where it had lain . |
30 | erm because that 's like a continuous thing erm with with some other stuff , if it 's just like essays or projects due in at the end of this term or beginning of next , you know get , get the light stuff out of the way first erm and try you may find it easier if you , if you , what I used to do was sort of try and , you know , pace it out a little bit and not try and write an essay all at once because I found that very difficult to do but if you just sort of write a paragraph and do , do something else for a bit and you know kind of write another paragraph a bit later on in the day and , and , you know , kind of erm you know work , you know do n't , do n't try and write an essay all in one evening but try and sort of , you know , if you 've managed to spread it out over the course of a few days so that you do n't have to do too much at once I mean it 's difficult to concentrate on one thing |