Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [was/were] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 17C this area was out of the jurisdiction of the town and was solely in the hands of the Knights of Malta , an honour which dates from the 12C . |
| 2 | Watching the flames shoot up the chimney , he told himself firmly that marriage was out of the question . |
| 3 | But with Karen such frankness was out of the question , and without her cooperation , getting rid of Dennis looked like just another of the many pipe-dreams I had indulged in over the years . |
| 4 | They followed instead the verdict of 1225 , and declared that all Surrey was out of the forest . |
| 5 | Both dogs were out of the back of the van , straining on their leads to reach Water Gypsy 's gangplank . |
| 6 | Next moment , both men were out of the cab and sprinting back towards the blazing house . |