Example sentences of "[noun] was [adv] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flying back from Algeria , he confided to Louis Terrenoire that the idea of finding a non-FLN third force with whom to strike a deal was now out of the question . |
| 2 | Her first instinct was to turn and walk straight back to the changing-rooms ; after all , had n't she come here at the one time when she 'd thought David Markham was safely out of the way ? |
| 3 | Nevertheless , whilst a joint campaign with the Communist Party and other political organizations was entirely out of the question , the Labour leadership felt compelled to adjust its policy with regard to Spain . |
| 4 | For the adoring public which flocked to Cheltenham to pay him homage ( the official attendance was 56,884 ) , defeat was simply out of the question . |
| 5 | Corinth could afford to be indifferent to the vengeance Athens took against Samos ; Megara was what mattered to Corinth , and Megara was now back in the Peloponnesian camp . |
| 6 | As the fighting was apparently over by the time he attended the German emperor Conrad II 's imperial coronation in Rome in March 1027 , the most likely year for Holy River therefore seems to be 1026 , or conceivably , if operations were protracted , 1025 . |
| 7 | ANDRE Agassi 's first tournament appearance for two months was still up in the air last night even though he officially withdrew from next week 's grass court event in Halle . |
| 8 | In the working class , though the stigma might be less , the difficulties were even greater and divorce was quite out of the question for most . |
| 9 | Favourite backers had few anxious moments about the narrow margins involved in their investment , however , as Pencader was always up with the leaders and quickened at the furlong pole to score by two lengths . |
| 10 | By 1979 energy consumption was almost back to the 1973 level but this trend was abruptly curtailed by the second oil shock which contributed to the worst recession in the UK since the Second World War . |
| 11 | Moreover , Russia was now out of the war and German divisions were being moved rapidly by train from the east to the Western Front . |
| 12 | The cowboy was nearly out of the door now . |
| 13 | Certainly er by then perhaps I forgot to mention as we went through the front door my weapon was already out of the holster and by the time we 'd got the bedroom door my weapon would already have been under er my eye level , hence literally aiming the weapon and from there the gun was out , my arm was out , whether I still had hold of P C I I ca n't recall . |
| 14 | Seb let himself out through the gate and Carrie was half-way back to the house when his soft call brought her to a halt . |
| 15 | And his German was hardly up to the task of pursuing the matter . |
| 16 | Tom was hardly out into the hallway when in burst Zach . |
| 17 | By the time he reached the end of the yard Martin was already out of the car and was running up the steps to the house . |
| 18 | The short pole was now out of the question so it was out on the long pole . |
| 19 | Jansher won the remaining points in one hand , but the rallies were so keen and furious that another dramatic twist of fortunes was never out of the question . |
| 20 | The unfortunate incident meant Sonya was immediately out of the competition and paved the way for Vina Buller to come from third into first position after Caroline Sharp had also faults on cross country . |
| 21 | Like here , the leaves at Leighton would be turning a reddish-gold , there would be the faint smell of wood smoke , and Corbett wondered if his wife was also out in the fields enjoying the last lingering warm embrace of summer . |
| 22 | He said his wife was probably out of the room for about fifteen or twenty minutes . |
| 23 | But then , at first glance , Vic was somewhat out of the ordinary . |
| 24 | There was skid marks all over and the traffic was right back down the A seventeen , when I got there it |
| 25 | The Grandstand presenter-turned-guru was hardly out of the headlines two years ago . |
| 26 | Joe was already out of the kitchen and half-way across the yard and Bella began to put the dishes together . |
| 27 | Joe was still out on the street at the other end of the bar , arm still raised , already way out of date . |
| 28 | The game was effectively over by the interval , with Celtic having built up a four-goal lead through Graham Nichols ( 2 ) , Kevin Messenger and Tom Shepherd . |
| 29 | The baby was wholly out by the time she got back with Sister , though in a caul , as if giftwrapped in Clingfilm . |
| 30 | De Vere Green was already up in the seat of the converted Sno-cat that they used as a tractor , its caterpillar track ideal for use in the harsh Dartmoor winters . |