Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's an insult to feminism and I 'd like to know how much that cost out of the rates . |
| 2 | And thinking of her gynaecologist , surely such a step could not be taken without his sanction and the idea of asking for this seemed out of the question . |
| 3 | George Tinsley , of the Tap and Barrel 's owners the North Yorkshire Brewing Company , said : ‘ This came out of the blue , it was a total surprise . ’ |
| 4 | A log rolled and half fell out of the grate , making Robyn jump suddenly . |
| 5 | A woman of about 30 lurched out of the Post Office in front of us and staggered down the road a few steps before falling — her exposed thighs and palms making a sickening ‘ slap-smack ’ sound on the pavement . |
| 6 | So far as is known , nothing definite came out of the meeting between Castro and Khrushchev in New York in late October 1960 , despite all the drama attached to the Soviet head of state 's seeking out the Cuban leader at his hotel in Harlem . |
| 7 | That came out of the Current Issues in Agricultural Economics book . |
| 8 | Cos that came out of the old one |
| 9 | The next morning , the 9.15 came out of the tunnel and the old gentleman put down his newspaper , ready to wave at the three children . |
| 10 | A professional career as such seemed out of the question ; his only ambition in life was to be an artist . |
| 11 | The bowyer came out of the back of the shop , the bow case which he had been selecting in his hands . |
| 12 | These arose out of the feeling that trade unions had to become involved in other spheres of influence if they were to offset any serious injury which might befall them as a result of the General Strike . |
| 13 | The UK Data Protection Act 1984 arose out of the Council of Europe Convention , and is based upon eight general principles . |
| 14 | When both together took a few slow hops down one of the runs near-by , Hazel followed and little by little they all three moved out of the hall . |
| 15 | ‘ I see , ’ she said and then she bowed , very slightly , and Rose and Grace did the same and then all three moved out of the drawing-room , upright and daunting . |
| 16 | Stephen , 28 , said afterwards : ‘ The Customs officers jumped a mile when Lucky peeped out of the box — their faces were a treat . ’ |
| 17 | The latter arose out of the interest during the Enlightenment in a ‘ science of man ’ , which would explain , scientifically , all aspects of human nature . |
| 18 | From the moment they all tumbled out of the minibus on the edge of the woods , the prime objective was to see who could collect the most conkers . |
| 19 | We all moved out of the church down to the lake which glistened brightly , though the island itself was still mist-shrouded . |
| 20 | When we arrived , Heathcliff , Hareton , and Joseph all came out of the house to inspect the child . |
| 21 | Marion had hoped for a disco maybe , or else a smart hotel , but this … well , once weddings were in the air , they all came out of the woodwork : aunts and cousins you had n't seen in years , bringing engagement presents . |
| 22 | He told the Echo today : ‘ It all came out of the blue . |
| 23 | We all filed out of the assembly hall . |
| 24 | We all filed out of the church , leaving Queen Margaret with her shadows whilst we waited in the warm autumn sunshine . |
| 25 | They went to school on Saturday mornings , and at 12.30 when the bell went they all poured out of the school gates . |
| 26 | But all the gains that we had made out of labour movement , improvements in working time , improvements in health and safety , equality issues , legal rights all went out of the window , and what has happened to the vast majority of those service jobs ? |
| 27 | But early last year , when all three of the latter fell out of the running , Grachev 's way to the defence ministry was unopposed . |
| 28 | Right turn , and quick march , ’ and we all marched out of the parade room by the left foot . |
| 29 | There 's not many left out of the companies . |
| 30 | United looked out of the game . |