Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to back down the stairs but Nelly kept hold of my frock and prevented me . |
| 2 | He felt as if he were in a trance , speaking the words of someone else ; the pressure of this rare ocean heave of happiness had re-baptised him , and the words came from out of the air . |
| 3 | A voice came from out of the dark depths of the cage to his right . |
| 4 | But , before he had the chance to complete the sentence , a swarm of people came from out of the birch-trees and Aziz and Hasan disappeared into them . |
| 5 | The massive thighs which emerged from out of the smock were encased in a pair of extraordinary breeches , bottle-green in colour and made of coarse twill . |
| 6 | And erm the keeper , had from up towards the mountain do you see . |
| 7 | As he drew her to the canal 's edge a gondola slid from out of the shadows . |