put out of the way
Example Sentences
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They are significant only because two English children are sent to their home for breakfast while a sick pet is put out of the way.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the new statute it was only necessary to prove that the woman made use of evil spirits, and she was put out of the way.
From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace
But they could not understand why Herr Major had gone to the trouble to have the prisoner sent after him to Tirlemont, instead of having him put out of the way without further delay.
From The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
The sheep must scatter, if the Shepherd were put out of the way.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I by Dods, Marcus
There is just one article to put out of the way.
From Contemporary One-Act Plays by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
