Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] of the car " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three youths scrambled out of the car and ran off , leaving her dying in the road . |
| 2 | It was the worst conditions in which the rally had taken place for 27 years and at one stage a frozen Mr Hands-Heart and his travelling companion had to be lifted out of the car , he added . |
| 3 | Use the same command , preferably at a relatively early stage once the dog has settled down after being let out of the car , or off the leash . |
| 4 | Durkin had struggled out of the car helpless with laughter , delighted with all the excitement he was causing . |
| 5 | He flapped his warrant card in automatic greeting and waved a hand at Catherine who had also got out of the car . |
| 6 | I was taking out my fury on a bit of practical work last Saturday — painting the front gate posts — and he stopped , and got out of the car and introduced himself . |
| 7 | The girl who was driving smiled at Roger and pulled up , and she and her brother got out of the car . |
| 8 | A small figure was seated beside the trainer and it was only when the two men got out of the car and walked briskly towards them that Kelly saw that it was Cy McCray . |
| 9 | He and Kenneth started conversing using no fewer than five-syllable words before he 'd even got out of the car , and have been rabbiting happily like two philatelists over a rare collection . |
| 10 | ‘ There was no way I could have got out of the car when I saw the lorry coming towards me , ’ Adam , 26 , said yesterday . |
| 11 | The first two weekends of the 1977 season were for Mario anyway marred by accidents : in Argentina the nose-mounted fire extinguisher exploded , and in Brazil he found himself sitting in a pool of petrol and got out of the car while it was still moving just as his cockpit went up in flames . |
| 12 | Wait until the driver or the passenger has got out of the car and , as they approach you , quickly reverse back down the road so that you are out of their reach and have room to manoeuvre . |
| 13 | Susan had her chauffeur draw into a space beside City Hall marked RESERVED , and got out of the car . |
| 14 | Until they had got out of the car to phone , Maxim had never seen Sims standing up . |
| 15 | One passenger decided that the driver was drunk and got out of the car . |
| 16 | It was not clear whether the robber ever got out of the car or escaped with any of their valuables . |
| 17 | During the second tape the accused was alleged to have said that when he demanded sex with the 18-year-old girl , she struggled , got out of the car and bolted . |
| 18 | And swallowing hard , still dazed from being flung out of the car 's pathway , Nick Stone nodded and said , ‘ Yes sir . |
| 19 | Although the blindfold was removed as she was ‘ kicked out of the car ’ , Joanna did not catch a glimpse of her kidnappers or their vehicle . |
| 20 | Before she could reply he had jumped out of the car to walk up the drive to the hotel . |
| 21 | I know , but that one seems worse than anywhere , is n't it , every week you know stolen out of the car park car broken into , I mean who 's , I ca n't imagine with all them cars in there that nobody ever seems to see anything . |
| 22 | She paid the taxi driver , stepped out of the car and surveyed the house sceptically , not caring that the rain was soaking into her . |
| 23 | Only later , when we saw the photographs , did we appreciate that Donnelly must have been magicked out of the car at the precise millisecond when the car exploded on impact . |
| 24 | He was forced out of the car where he dropped the bag containing the explosives . |
| 25 | When we arrived at the station an enormous suitcase was taken out of the car . |
| 26 | A man had climbed out of the car . |
| 27 | He had climbed out of the car and , leaving the driver 's door open , accompanied her to her front door to see her safely inside . |
| 28 | He did n't answer , just switched the engine on and backed out of the car space . |
| 29 | It was impossible to refuse to move , though , and Jenna found herself being urged out of the car and across the gravelled drive towards the ivy-covered entrance of the château . |