Example sentences of "[adv prt] of [noun] [subord] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Munro has been out of rugby since his complex leg break in April , 1990 , an injury that forced him to drop out of Scotland 's tour to New Zealand that summer . |
| 2 | Ponyboy wanted more out of life than his brothers . |
| 3 | His coach had been parked out of sight while his white saddle horse had been tethered to a post at the roadside so that the passing soldiers would think their Emperor was riding to war instead of being carried in upholstered comfort . |
| 4 | The crook was given a reference but ran out of luck when his new bosses caught him fiddling £60 million . |
| 5 | MICHAEL O'HARA MEETS THE CRANBERRIES , THE BEST THING TO COME OUT OF LIMERICK SINCE HIS GOOD SELF ( IT SAYS HERE ) . |
| 6 | There were two groups in East Africa who had a direct interest in discrediting Masai administration and suggesting that officials were ‘ soft ’ on the Masai : these were , most importantly , the white settlers who wanted Masai land for farming , and enthusiasts for wildlife conservation who wanted the Masai driven out of areas where their interests were believed to conflict with those of game . |
| 7 | There are even the odd cases of women who refuse to get out of bed until their husbands have brought up their morning paper horoscopes ! |
| 8 | The child wo n't get out of bed when his mother calls him in the morning : so he misses the school bus , is late for school and is punished by his headteacher . |
| 9 | Claudia , waking with a head that felt as if it were filled with lead , almost fell out of bed as her alarm rang . |
| 10 | Immediately beyond , a short lane leads up to a long terrace of cottages built to house the workers of the Millthrop woollen mill nearby across the river , and looking rather forlorn and out of place since their source of employment was destroyed by fire many years ago . |
| 11 | The 15 other boys in his class are having their heads shaved so that Mark will not be out of place when his hair falls out during his treatment . |
| 12 | Clients of GGF member firms are also protected by an indemnity fund in the event of the firm going out of business before your installation is carried out . |
| 13 | Wholesalers of course have suffered during the post-war period , and many have gone out of business because their traditional outlet ( the independent ) has also suffered . |
| 14 | In any event , a Conservative Cabinet can always rely on its ‘ backwoodsmen ’ to get it out of trouble if its more usual supporters amongst the Peers show an inclination to reject an executive decision . |
| 15 | On July the 31st an EF111 , radar jamming plane , spiralled out of control after its tail caught fire . |
| 16 | Should this occur , a team which is relaxing may find itself out of earshot when their name is called . |