Pattern: V n out of n

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Examples
…he locked her out of the house for two days… (BNC)
[She served a seven-year sentence] for cheating her aged aunt out of her fortune. (BNC)
…just as you can construct a house out of bricks and mortar… (BNC)
…someone was always there to bail them out of their self-made troubles. (enTenTen20)
…an investigation that shakes her out of her complacency. (BNC)
Constructions
1. the pluck something out of a place construction2. the kick someone out of a place construction3. the lock someone out of a place construction4. the construct something out of material construction5. the cheat someone out of something construction6. the charm something out of someone construction7. the get an advantage out of a situation construction8. the hound someone out of a role construction
9. the shut someone out of a situation construction10. the bail someone out of a difficult situation construction11. the talk someone out of an action construction12. the shake someone out of an emotional state construction13. the block a thought out of one's mind construction

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