Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have access to a low-level formatting program , were the drive to be on of the MFM type , but the information on the outside of the casing does n't include the numbers of heads and cylinders . |
| 2 | Dave Sims opened Northampton up and prop Andy Deacon bulldozed through to score what could well turn out to be on of the most important tries of the season … |
| 3 | The ‘ tendentious ’ story would soon be out of the way , making possible a return to what Dostoevsky thought was much more important , the Life of a Great Sinner project . |
| 4 | This seems to me to illustrate what I would call the ‘ Breakthrough Phenomenon ’ : the sudden discovery that something which has been assumed to be out of the question is not out of the question at all . |
| 5 | Taking part in the marathon could be out of the question for many people with asthma . |
| 6 | I love Betty 's outfits — the clothes I wear have got to be out of the ordinary . |
| 7 | Peter Nicholas will be out of the Chelsea team for a month after a cartilage operation yesterday . |
| 8 | Peter Nicholas will be out of the Chelsea team for a month after a cartilage operation yesterday . |
| 9 | The Welsh Rugby Union disciplinary committee handed out such a stiff sentence — Anthony will be out of the game until December 1990 — because this was his fourth offence . |
| 10 | Some said they were glad to be out of the fighting : ‘ We are not prisoners , we are guests , ’ in the words of one . |
| 11 | He 'd most likely be out of the wood by now . |
| 12 | She was not quick enough to be out of the room before Mrs Eckley was in it and found herself trapped by her between chair and door . |
| 13 | From the left flank , the Labour Party gleefully exalted in ‘ Tory chaos ’ , content to be out of the spotlight . |
| 14 | He is too fine a politician to be out of the Commons for long . ’ |
| 15 | Mr Major said Mr Patten was ‘ too good a politician ’ to be out of the Commons . |
| 16 | In future they will be out of the game until they have been put on-side . |
| 17 | If you 've just done a 12-mile ridge-walk then I 'm sure nothing will be further from your thoughts , but if you plan a weekend away with a person you 've fancied for ages and somehow end up heading for a bothy , unless you are totally alone any thought of a fumble in the sleeping-bag should be out of the question . |
| 18 | It takes money , determination , and patience to launch a false imprisonment action ; most detainees are happy simply to be out of the police station . |
| 19 | The manager may only see each volunteer once a week and should the manager be out of the bureau on that occasion , two weeks may pass . |
| 20 | Writing to the client would be out of the question too , because of her marital problems , even if her address were available . |
| 21 | ‘ A couple more of those and I shall be out of the main current , ’ he told himself wildly . |
| 22 | In London , I should have thought , it would be out of the question , unless traffic was channelled into a small number of routes , so making congestion worse . |
| 23 | Sparkling performance figures would seem to be out of the question . |
| 24 | As we passed Pabbay we were hit by successive heavy squalls ; the promontory toe Head would be out of the question . |
| 25 | He was glad to be out of the caravan . |
| 26 | I realise exact settings would be out of the question , due to the many different effects units available , but a rough guide to setting the amount of distortion/EQ/chorus/delay etc. would surely be a step in the right direction . |
| 27 | He had been expected to be out of the game for at least two months after suffering concussion and a broken eye socket from a punch , but has made a remarkable recovery . |
| 28 | Smith does n't want to be out of the selectors ' minds at the start of the tour because he is desperate to improve on his overseas record for England . |
| 29 | Much as he would have liked to try to rescue Murray , he recognised that to be out of the question . |
| 30 | His security status would guarantee him a priority flight on virtually any civil or military aircraft He could be out of the country in less than an hour , headed anywhere in the world . |