Example sentences of "[noun] was [adv] of [noun] to " in BNC.
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1 | In a recent article in the California Management Review , Mr Reich points out that , as a bailiwick of the Ministry of Health and Welfare , the industry was out of bounds to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry ( MITI ) and so never had bureaucrats helping or prodding it to export . |
2 | She would play along , another intimacy in their relationship was always of value to her — one of the opportunities her looks alone would never yield to her . |
3 | His kitchen area was out of bounds to me at cook times so I was forced to use the ( extremely useful ) rear door of the tent . |
4 | The island was also of interest to geologists , botanists , zoologists and other scientists . |
5 | The fact that it had been brought to the family majlis was out of deference to me . |