Example sentences of "of [verb] [pron] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider a rebel stretch of human DNA that is capable of snipping itself out of its chromosome , floating freely in the cell , perhaps multiplying itself up into many copies , and then splicing itself into another chromosome . |
| 2 | and they come to MPs like me to try and find some way of helping themselves out of the dilemma . |
| 3 | A disabled rider who 's accusing a horse trader of cheating her out of twelve hundred pounds says more than a hundred and fifty people may have suffered a similar fate . |
| 4 | If the motion was a feint , then indeed we shall by our advancing be less in reach of keeping them out of Derbyshire . |
| 5 | But there seemed to be no way of keeping her out of trouble ; her maid , ‘ seeing discomfort on every side ’ , first refused to obey her , and then left her . |
| 6 | This is a good means of keeping it out of harm 's way and it could not be better camouflaged . |
| 7 | We were acting under the authority of the Security Council for the purpose authorised by the Security Council , and that did not extend to the invasion of Iraq otherwise than for the purpose of driving it out of Kuwait . |
| 8 | I say that because all the engines of recovery seem incapable of driving us out of the recession . |
| 9 | But it had the desired effect of snapping them out of their indecision and galvanising them into action . |
| 10 | Otherwise marginalized groups run the risk of theorizing themselves out of existence . |
| 11 | Someone uncoupled that car at Cartier and rigged some way of pulling it out of the station into the darkness before releasing it . |
| 12 | So generalisation is important as a way of pulling you out of just describing the details of your individual experience as a reader , enabling you to make statements which are likely to be of interest to others about patterns or structures in the way literary texts work . |
| 13 | 3.5 inch drives seem less prone to problems , but you could try any of these ways of getting yourself out of trouble if you use both formats . |
| 14 | With such an effective way of victualling her young , the mother is able to retain them within her until they are so big that their sheer size makes them a burden and the mechanics of getting them out of her body becomes a real problem . |
| 15 | Although it may have been a convenient way of getting her out of the country , this also indicates that Ælfgifu had previously enjoyed a recognised position . |
| 16 | Of course I 'm drunk what do you think it 's one way of getting you out of my head . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's a way of getting it out of your system . ’ |
| 18 | This letter induced me to pay him an urgent visit , as I was doubtful of getting anything out of the Ministry so soon as that , if at all . |
| 19 | It seems obvious that you should buy the most powerful motherboard that you can afford but do n't make the mistake of buying something out of keeping with the re-used components or you will be looking to replace those too in a few months ! |
| 20 | But I felt I should of worn it out of the material . |
| 21 | ‘ Mr Riddle has a reputation for being a good business man , even a hard man ; did you think you stood any chance of persuading him out of two important objectives without offering anything in return ? ’ |
| 22 | Meanwhile he had to tread very carefully , because if David suspected that his talk of cutting him out of the business was more than just talk , there was no telling how he would react . |
| 23 | ‘ If the thought of other women being able to do this , to touch you , hold you , lie with you , brings on the most awful pain inside , makes me feel sick and ill , then I have no intention of letting you out of my sight . |
| 24 | We have just got you well again , Jenna , and I can not take the responsibility of letting you out of my sight . ’ |
| 25 | I have no intention of letting you out of my sight . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And there was I , hating myself for being so incapable of shutting you out of my mind . ’ |
| 27 | But whereas comedy is capable of taking us out of fear , the Gothic tends to take us further in . |
| 28 | Reading interesting books is a very great help and a great way of taking you out of yourself , especially travelling books . ’ |
| 29 | Some we chased but it was only a matter of chasing them out of the way . |
| 30 | he was boom , whacking them with his cape , sort of chasing them out of town , you know , and I must say , they never came back . |