Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're out of ginger-nut biscuits , ’ she said severely . |
| 2 | His concern is that they are out of political control . |
| 3 | What a dilemma for teachers , with children who are out of parental control and disruptive in school . |
| 4 | But such was the surge of support for South Africa , who have been out of international rugby for eight years , that in the end only Wales , it is understood , voted against . |
| 5 | I tend to favour the idea that people who have not been out of business too long could probably play a valuable role , although I accept that , if someone has been out of active business life for two or three years , his contacts and awareness of up-to-date affairs may have changed . |
| 6 | It broke Perdita 's heart that Ricky , who 'd only been out of top-class polo for three years , was totally ignored . |
| 7 | ‘ So , if you 're in your early twenties you 've been out of high school for several years ; what have you been doing ? ’ |
| 8 | Trinity Mill has been out of commercial use since the 1930s but is fortunate enough still to retain its fine internal , breastshot wheel , as well as a number of other remains , including a bolter , chaff-chutter and sack scales . |
| 9 | London Scottish may have been out of top league rugby for a few seasons , but they 're a real threat to the cherry and whites . |
| 10 | Syd 's been out of top class cricket for nearly two years . |
| 11 | In other instances medical intervention via naso-gastric feeding may be necessary to aid the child gain weight sufficiently to be out of immediate danger ( Goldbloom 1984 ) . |
| 12 | Kathy 's nose will be out of joint for a while , but she 'll calm down . |
| 13 | And there 's no taping to be out of joint — as with plasterboards . |
| 14 | As Gentle reached the river 's other bank Pie'oh'pah turned and fled , throwing himself over the wall into the park without seeming to care what lay on the other side : anything to be out of Gentle 's sight . |
| 15 | When it drops to minimum it may fall to 15 , and will be out of binocular range for some time . |
| 16 | ‘ But he should be out of intensive care soon . ’ |
| 17 | She was said last night to be out of intensive care and making progress . |
| 18 | They can hardly bear to be out of physical contact with the machine and when they are they carry their printouts around with them . |
| 19 | After all , as Dad quite rightly explained , if the entire country flung its brushed nylon to the winds , we 'd be out of detached splendour and into the gutter within a week . |
| 20 | By the time they reached adolescence children were out of parental control . |
| 21 | ’ He 'd hijack us before we were out of planetary speed ’ . |
| 22 | Platelet activating factor is on of lipid mediators that is generated in a variety of cells upon chemical or immune stimulation . |
| 23 | Whether this is out of personal preference or a sense of obligatory requirement remains an intriguing and much debated question . |
| 24 | The time is out of joint , she thought . |
| 25 | He could have said with Hamlet , The Time is Out of Joint , and Cursed Spit that Ever I was Born to Set it Right . |
| 26 | However , please remember that brochures are produced up to twelve months in advance and there may be occasions when an advertised facility of entertainment is not available during your particular holiday , especially if it is out of high season . |
| 27 | But once again they were backed up by substantial pedigrees — a stylish first lactation daughter of Roybrook Tempo , Watergate Tempo Rosetta already classified VG is out of top production and inspection cow Murlone Ultimate Rosetta . |
| 28 | The period is 313 days , and the range from 5.4 to 10.5 , so that for much of the time it is out of binocular range . |
| 29 | For most of the time it is out of binocular range , but when at its brightest it is easy enough to find , and binoculars of × 8 or higher power will show colour in it ; it is very red , and of spectral type S. |
| 30 | It can rise to magnitude 6.8 , and can be distinguished by its redness , but for most of its 278-day period it is out of binocular range . |