Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] [adv] of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must also be said of Poland that its society has been most resistant to Communist influence and , that of all East European countries , the gap between the state and its society has been greatest The LWP has not gone out of its way to act as the arbiter of events ; rather , it has had this role thrust upon it by Party factionalism and weakness . |
| 2 | The Llangurig line is a classic in this respect ; much of the damage is due to nature and man has not gone out of his way to remove a monument of the past . |
| 3 | He wrote : ‘ If someone has just stepped out of your life you 'll be better reaching for this single than a bottle , razor blade or handkerchief . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Railway Days in Strabane ’ by local enthusiasts Willie Carlin , George Hare and Jim Tinniney , has already sold out of its first print run of 2,000 copies issued last November . |
| 5 | John has always gone out of his way to try and persuade similar sufferers that there may be help for them in alternative therapies . |
| 6 | More importantly still , the influential Finance Minister , Pierre Bérégovoy , has repeatedly gone out of his way to express interest in the British proposals , emphasising that the French view is closer to the British than to the German . |
| 7 | ‘ By nature Paul is a quiet , unassuming lad , but this season he has really come out of his shell and his game has improved no end . |
| 8 | Despite the huge win Rodi has n't moved out of her modest detached home in south London . |
| 9 | I thought she 'd just popped out of her house like to have her hair done . |
| 10 | A high powered Sierra was careering down a steep hill in Wotton under Edge.When the driver reached the bottom he lost control and ploughed into the women who 'd just got out of their parked cars . |
| 11 | Perhaps he 'd just slipped out of her , and located her anus by mistake . |
| 12 | Kylie had cathartically climbed out of her demure old skin into a naughtier new one — with the world watching . |
| 13 | She slumped back in her chair , strangely deflated as though all the fight had suddenly gone out of her . |
| 14 | But the situation had already run out of their — or anyone else 's — control . |
| 15 | They include Dennis and Kathleen Tate , of Linthorpe , Middlesbrough , who were visiting their daughter , but who had not ventured out of her apartment since the troubles began . |
| 16 | Several analysts were confounded by the strong performance : only on Monday they had been muttering about how sustainable recent performance had been , and querying whether the share price had not run ahead of itself . |
| 17 | While Philip slept , while Mary and Reggie slept , while Roberta and Faye slept ( they had not come out of their room ) she had painted a whole room . |
| 18 | You must think I 've just crawled out of my crib ! ’ |
| 19 | Lucy Lane arrived : in a green frock figured in black , dark hair expertly set , a shoulder bag matching her frock ; she looked as though she had just stepped out of her BMW runabout for a spot of window shopping . |
| 20 | Joseph had just stepped out of his room and was pulling the door closed when Patrick came panting up the stairs . |
| 21 | Quickly she read the article , then handed the paper to Fred , wondering why she felt as though the bottom had just fallen out of her world . |
| 22 | He looked at Ronni as though she were a particularly disappointing novelty that had just fallen out of his Christmas cracker . |
| 23 | All I 've ever got out of it are a few funny smells and the tap-tap of my father 's stick . |
| 24 | She had deliberately kept out of his way until now , leaving the task of showing him upstairs to his godmother 's room to Mrs Diggory . |
| 25 | Zacchaeus became reconciled to God because Jesus , instead of ignoring him or treating him like an outcast , had deliberately gone out of his way to meet and befriend him . |
| 26 | But Main Line , an independent filmmaker , contended that it had reached an oral agreement with Basinger , a standard Hollywood handshake deal , and that she had later backed out of it . |
| 27 | She had not made Dan go , he had practically run out of her life . |
| 28 | I ran out of printed business cards over a year ago , and I 've now run out of my stock of the blank cards ( which in view of my handwriting have a rather negative impact in any case ) . |
| 29 | Indeed , Branson had often gone out of his way to avoid newspaper or television interviews . |
| 30 | As I entered the committee room from the standard uncarpeted passage , I was given a friendly and businesslike handshake by the chairman , Lord Franks , who had courteously got out of his chair to greet his witness — an unfailing politeness that I gather he extended to every other witness . |