Example sentences of "but he [verb] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.

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1 It was a year or more since they had met , but he ran out of the shop and clung to her elbow .
2 But he dropped out of the limelight after moving to Watford from Nottingham Forest .
3 Hawkins protested , but he went out of the room .
4 Initially , Richard Burton was to direct , but he pulled out of the project and Taylor persuaded John Huston to do it .
5 He was scheduled to compete in his 100th , and last , Grand Prix at Watkins Glen but he pulled out of the race in respect for his team-mate Francois Cevert who was killed in practice .
6 He was hit in the legs , but he backed out of the line of fire .
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