Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] be [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite apart from the development of new police tactics and the emergence of new common-law public order powers , the open-ended and vague nature of the traditional law has continued the erratic erosion of freedom for those whose views , attitudes , or behaviour is out of the mainstream . |
| 2 | The depth sounder and Decca Navigator in the wheelhouse were innovations and although Radar was out of the question at that time we managed very well with the Decca Navigator , often running up the Thames in quite dense fog buoy hopping through Sea Reach . |
| 3 | And Caro knew that Hugh was out of the picture . |
| 4 | Diana then knew that divorce was out of the question . |
| 5 | A little of the gloom was lifting from her spirits now that Luke was out of the office . |
| 6 | And Canderbill is out of the one fifteen at Nottingham . |
| 7 | Oils rallied several pence now that the anticipated lower-earnings from BP and Shell are out of the way . |
| 8 | A nasty eye injury in the home match with Blackpool on 28 February 1925 caused a haemorrhage and Hamilton was out of the side for the rest of the season : Palace collapsed like a punctured balloon . |
| 9 | The right course , so the argument runs , is to do what the Attorney-General would have done but for the reverses suffered in the extradition proceedings , namely to postpone the Barclays ( Asia ) and West L.B. trials until B.M.F.L. is out of the way . |
| 10 | ‘ Kruger and Lorre are out of the picture , ’ she said . |
| 11 | For pilgrims , the ritual prostrations and prayer-wheel-spinning were out of the question , because beggars blocked the shrine . |
| 12 | It 's kind of stupid but it 's kind of funny if you know what I mean cos the baby do n't talk and as soon as the Mum and Dad 's out of the room it 's let's go and find the chocolate . |
| 13 | on the bowls green both Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire are out of the race for ther County Championship … |
| 14 | While Oliver was out of the room she abandoned her chair for the couch , kicked off her shoes and curled up . |
| 15 | Mum could n't read anyway but she always seemed to know when Auntie Nellie wrote and Dad made it my job to hide these letters and give them to him when Mum was out of the way . |
| 16 | As spraying is out of the question , the pool owner must resort to gathering all damaged floating foliage . |
| 17 | ‘ Remember she did n't leave the party though when Nicola was out of the room . ’ |
| 18 | Paul had reasons for the private emptying of his ; he was still treating himself with a solution of the doctor 's recommended potassium permanganate crystals , and had to make his exit quickly when Willie was out of the room , as that gregarious gentleman would have come with him on the same errand ; then hurry outside with the tell-tale purple contents , empty them , rinse the pot at the pump , and come back . |
| 19 | Perkin had always been presumed to be busy in his workshop , and yet there were hours and days when he might not have been , when Mackie was out of the house seeing to the horses . |