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

  Next page
No Sentence
1 And my magic wrought true — for it was into your time I came , to Starr Hills , where I had walked four hundred years before ; and coming to meet me was a man who asked me simply if I were a mermaid , for he had seen me walking out of the sea . ’
2 But when they saw me walking out of the sea , they welcomed me warmly with cries of astonishment and delight .
3 ‘ Just let me jump out of the canoe for you , ’ she muttered through gritted teeth , returning to paddling with a new fury .
4 And then they heard me tearing out of the sound-web .
5 As I gazed out of the window I could see several groups of red deer in the distance , and in the foreground the brown ferns with clumps of heather here and there ; it was a wonderful sight .
6 I felt very much the wallflower as I crept out of the room without speaking to anyone , my books held tightly against my chest in a way which , I was to learn , was feminine and wrong for a man .
7 As soon as it was light , I crept out of the room and went downstairs for a coffee at a nearby café .
8 A few minutes later , when Nelly was preoccupied , I 'm sorry to say my cowardice got the better of me and I crept out of the room , down the stairs and ran off home .
9 I crept out of the sitting-room and into the small room next door , where I chose a book full of pictures from the bookcase .
10 I mean out of the three that he saw and prefer , I must admit he did prefer forty four .
11 Should I stay out of the sun ?
12 ‘ I 'm black and blue from head to toe , ’ said Crawford then , ‘ I 've got eight pulled ligaments in my leg and bruises all over and , when I limp out of the theatre at night , these bloody bastards are walking up and down with signs saying ‘ English actors will be working next year — will you ? ’ .
13 I stalked out of the hall , quite pleased with myself , and went back to my own chamber .
14 When the shelling and mortaring ceased , Taff and I got out of the trenches .
15 This time I got out of the car and felt my stomach heave again .
16 I got out of the car .
17 I got out of the car and walked over .
18 I got out of the way , on my own .
19 I got out of the car and a large brooding man with close-set eyes and far-flung shoulders came up to me .
20 Then I got out of the chair and was going to change my pants .
21 When I got out of the shop I felt angry with myself , and a little alarmed .
22 The next day , after the thirty-third night spent on the exitless side of a bed that was shoved up against a wall and that also housed a physiotherapist called Daphne , an air hostess called Olga , and Olga 's dopey Teddy bear , I got out of the bottom of the bed unheard and thought , No .
23 When I got out of the spaceship , I was n't afraid of anybody .
24 If I went with Jack , I got out of the cart at the steep climb out of the valley and walked up a grassy path to avoid the loop of the ascending road along which jack led the horse and cart .
25 When I got out of the ditch I felt very shocked , and unable to believe that he had missed me .
26 As soon as I got out of the house , I was told by our neighbours where my father was hiding , but I realized that if I went to speak to him , some SS soldier might follow me and arrest him .
27 As I got out of the car he was coming down the steps of Skeldale House and he put a hand on my arm .
28 I got out of the car and walked to the top of the hill .
29 But once I got out of the splitting shop out into the dry , handling leather rather than skins , er it were terrific , absolutely terrific .
30 I got out of the car and ran to my front door , my mum answered the door , she looked quite different but I gave her a massive cuddle and went indoors .
  Next page