Example sentences of "[verb] be [adv prt] [prep] the question " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We tried to sign him in the summer that we bought Jim Leighton from Aberdeen , but the money Brondby were asking was out of the question , ’ said Mr Ferguson . |
| 2 | But that had been out of the question , of course . |
| 3 | It had been out of the question to recognise — reluctance . |
| 4 | Many of Rosemary Cook 's respondents in the Rhondda , who had given birth to children during the inter-war years , said that birth control had been out of the question despite the fact that the birth rate for the Rhondda fell dramatically during the inter-war period . |
| 5 | Some exercises they perform sitting on chairs or using them for support , but floor exercises have been out of the question . |
| 6 | Obviously this needs to be done without undue pressure ; hammering is out of the question , and the stakes must not be broken . |