Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [verb] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kelly had another good match , Strachan was superb , Wallace was my Man of the Match , Deane caused them problems all night , McAllister Speed and batty were good the first half , but Speed especially seemed to drop out of the game in the second half . |
| 2 | ‘ Maurice only had to walk out of the Ibrox ground and the abuse he took was amazing . |
| 3 | More than anything Mungo suddenly wanted to get out of the forest ; to be in his room , or talking to one of the family , or anywhere . |
| 4 | Now , the day had grown dark but I was a burly rogue , carrying sword and dagger , yet my assailants just seemed to step out of the shadows . |
| 5 | She just wanted to dash out of the house and let the rain cool some of the thoughts flying around in her mind . |
| 6 | But I 'd had a bellyful of your family and I just wanted to stay out of the whole rotten business . |
| 7 | ‘ What would happen if anyone just wanted to get out of the partnership — I mean , without a death being involved ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 's easy now to say he was hasty , yet at the time he just wanted to get out of the place because he was so ill . |
| 9 | Women very quickly got left out of the picture and it was a very conservative state that took over . |
| 10 | Instead of trying to walk , doggy paddle , Heathcliffe always tried to climb out of the water ; hence , he generally ended up on his back , legs lashing away hopelessly , until disappearing under the surface . |
| 11 | I once had to step out of the water with 5½ stone of weights on me , and it was then I resolved to diet . |
| 12 | We eventually managed to fly out of the city under a thick cloud of smoke through which the sun was unable to penetrate , and which was present from Sarawak to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore . |
| 13 | People presently came flowing out of the door and spread between the gravestones . |
| 14 | Torrance almost had to pull out of the Lancome Trophy at St Nom La Bretesche when a foot disorder he has had for some time flared up during the final round . |
| 15 | When positive news did come , it again seemed to arrive out of the blue . |
| 16 | By the turn of the century their numbers seem to have declined ; they evidently tended to move out of the City , yielding place to wealthier residents . |
| 17 | He therefore resolved to keep out of the way and let Clasper hang himself . |