Example sentences of "managed [verb] [pron] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I managed to talk her out of her mission of mercy , ’ André replied , grinning warmly at Alyssia . |
| 2 | She managed to edge herself out of her corner , away from Ivan , back into the current . |
| 3 | Mansell managed to negotiate himself out of the best car in Formula One , despite winning the world championship for the first time . |
| 4 | Charlie , now a light middleweight , could n't wait to get in the ring while Tommy somehow managed to keep himself out of the firing line , although both of them became aware of Captain Trentham 's menacing presence as his swagger stick continually struck the side of his leg . |
| 5 | But in 1132 he was back as chancellor , though he never aspired to the influence of his earlier days , and the more sober ecclesiastics of the court , in alliance with the papacy , managed to keep him out of a bishopric . |
| 6 | But Ngugi managed to lift me out of my armchair and place me inside his imaginary village of Ilmorog . |
| 7 | Lilian was fast asleep again , and Ruth managed to lift her out of the pram without waking her . |
| 8 | So did Metastim capsule when I finally managed to fumble one out of the tiny pouch in my belt . |
| 9 | The only thing I could n't discover was how he managed to get you out of Gloucester and marry you after all . |