Example sentences of "[noun prp] pull [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | we have persuaded the international paper-making giant Scott to pull out of a forest-destroying project in Indonesia ; |
| 2 | When Lufthansa pulled out of sponsoring the Women 's European Open , Mrs Doyle replaced them with The European newspaper . |
| 3 | Mr Branson pulled out after news that Dan-Air 's financial situation could be a lot worse than expected . |
| 4 | LASMO pulls out of Australia |
| 5 | Linda pulled back from him , as he crouched beside her . |
| 6 | Meredith pulled back in alarm , but his hand slid up her spine to cradle her head , immobilising it and making her an easy prey . |
| 7 | Frankie pulled back against the hand that gripped him . |
| 8 | Hungary pulled out of the scheme in 1989 . |
| 9 | Mait drew to a halt , Henri , Carrefour and Richmann pulling up beside him . |
| 10 | Ginny pulled up beside Wistaria Cottage and said , ‘ Shit ’ . |
| 11 | SINGER Barbra Streisand pulled out of buying her dream ranch because of killer bees . |
| 12 | MONICA Seles pulled out of Wimbledon last night — only hours after confirming her withdrawal from the French Open , which starts in Paris next week . |
| 13 | Rodney pulled up outside the cottage . |
| 14 | The League Managers ' Association want talks with senior officers after Bobby Gould pulled out of BSkyB 's commentary team for the FA Cup tie between his former club , West Brom , and Wycombe Wanderers on Wednesday on police advice . |
| 15 | Pooley pulled up in front of his apartment building and handed Amiss the keys and the newspapers . |
| 16 | In the event Lin and Chiang pulled out at the last moment , prompting speculation that Lee had made a deal with the conservatives over the reform programme or over Cabinet posts . |
| 17 | North Korea pulls out of nuclear arms treaty |
| 18 | Royal Bank of Scotland pulled out of negotiations to buy Bank Worcester , in Massachusetts , at the end of 1990 . |
| 19 | Karen pulled out of John 's arms then climbed down into the cabin . |
| 20 | Batsman Sachin Tendulkar was engaged this summer simply because Craig McDermott pulled out with an injury at the last minute . |
| 21 | When Alfa pulled out of racing in 1952 , Fangio returned to Maserati but a bad accident at Monza , in which he broke his neck , put him in plaster for five months . |
| 22 | When Alfa pulled out of racing in 1929 , Ferrari took over the racing division and moved his headquarters to his home town . |
| 23 | South-West were dealt a blow yesterday when their England flanker Andy Robinson pulled out after falling victim to the ‘ flu epidemic . |
| 24 | When he was only forty feet from the Ilyushin , with his right wing now pointing straight up , its tip just a few feet from the airliner 's belly , Duncan pulled back on the left engine and then let the drag pull the plane level . |
| 25 | THE Home Secretary 's Range Rover pulled up outside Darlington 's Conservative Party office to a fanfare of tinny classical music . |
| 26 | Robinson pulls up behind him as Lane lifts his boot and crashes it against the door , in the middle , right by the lock . |
| 27 | Werewolf pulled up near the Barbican and said he would walk to Sorrel 's flat . |
| 28 | Helen pulled in to a ground-level parking lot . |
| 29 | Last November , Pentland pulled out of talks to buy Adidas. — PA |
| 30 | Grant pulls up in his car but realises that due to the camber he is unable to get out of his door , so he drives up the road does a three point turn and positions his vehicle to aid his extraction from the car seat to the pavement . |