Example sentences of "[vb past] out [prep] [art] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our car conked out on the way to school . |
| 2 | The second flashed the first , and they both jerked out of the way . |
| 3 | Stumbling slightly , she moved out of the way , propping herself up against one of the big windows . |
| 4 | Kāli and Jit moved out of the way of the back staircase and the sheep flooded down past them . |
| 5 | Reynolds moved out of the way into an alcove . |
| 6 | Felipe stood in front of her like a lion-tamer , a whip in his hand with the thong coiled out of the way , and for a second Maggie felt a wave of fear . |
| 7 | She stumbled backwards and I darted out of the way as she fell over . |
| 8 | She skipped out of the way as the broom flicked itself busily in through the door . |
| 9 | I do n't think this was the case , though , as many women did conform and those who stuck out in the way of Madeline Vesey Neroni and Mrs. Proudie were few and far between — few dared to be too independent or to try and think for themselves . |
| 10 | He dived headlong as he reached the top , but Burun stepped out of the way , caught his son 's sash at the back as he passed , swung him round and threw him into the wreckage of the bed again . |
| 11 | Rachel stepped out of the way as the engimatically beautiful Miss Mei-Ling walked into the office and closed the door behind her . |
| 12 | The whole hall is convulsed to see children elbowed out of the way while the adults take over skipping ropes and doubledutch , 1920s style , fills the screen . |
| 13 | Listening to the OAE in Mozart is like hearing the nineteenth century shovelled out of the way . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Imagine me in one of those , ’ she said , and laughter bubbled out in the way that normally set the whole bus tour laughing with her . |
| 15 | I got out of the way , on my own . |
| 16 | We got out of the way damn fast . |
| 17 | A doctrine such as the Christian belief in God as Trinity arose out of the way in which Christians experienced God as personal and in three quite distinct ways and yet as one . |
| 18 | He scuttled out of the way as Emmie lunged at him and ran into his own room , banging the door . |
| 19 | Dissenting Labour councillor Eddie Dryden refused to support the spending cuts and hit out at the way the proposals were presented to the Labour group prior to the meeting . |
| 20 | There was bright blood running down Nogai 's left arm as he rolled out of the way and , when he scrambled to his feet again , his expression was less confident . |
| 21 | I kept out of the way most of the day . |
| 22 | Diana has since told friends : ‘ I kept out of the way . |
| 23 | Edward kept out of the way . |
| 24 | ‘ Besides , it sounds as if you might be glad of a spare pair of hands , unless … unless you 'd rather I kept out of the way , of course ? ’ |
| 25 | Then there was one from ‘ R. Ufricks District Postmaster ’ informing residents of his area that pillar boxes with two holes in them had been ‘ put to an improper purpose ’ , which he spelled out in a way unlikely to commend itself to the Royal Mail . |
| 26 | Frantic sheep ran out of the way . |
| 27 | She stood out of the way of a party of scantily clad Scandinavian women who were leaving , then waited while her eyesight adjusted to the contrasting darkness . |
| 28 | He tried to slap Jeane Russell with his left hand , but she backed out of the way and just laughed at him . |
| 29 | When prospective buyers came to look at the house , which happened more and more frequently , they stayed out of the way until they had gone . |
| 30 | He stayed out of the way as much as he could , and Sandy mentioned him as infrequently as possible . |