Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] [prep] the question " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , long walks , like choke chains , are out of the question . |
| 2 | Well , as you know , dogs are out of the question . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I 'm afraid photographs are out of the question now , ’ Merrill said firmly . |
| 4 | Kinsey , in his pioneering studies of human sexual behaviour in the late 1940s , may have made use of eight-hour interviews , but in the vast majority of surveys these are out of the question . |
| 5 | Eight changes are out of the question for Lord 's next Thursday but England must do something to stop the rot before all hope of regaining the Ashes disappears for another two years . |
| 6 | Eight changes are out of the question for Lord 's next Thursday but England must do something to stop the rot before all hope of regaining the Ashes disappears for another two years . |
| 7 | But that had been out of the question , of course . |
| 8 | It had been out of the question to recognise — reluctance . |
| 9 | It was the first time I had ever seen a live tennis match — Wimbledon has always been out of the question financially , and the Midland Bank tournament offered me the chance to see live international tennis at a reasonable price . |
| 10 | Many of Rosemary Cook 's respondents in the Rhondda , who had given birth to children during the inter-war years , said that birth control had been out of the question despite the fact that the birth rate for the Rhondda fell dramatically during the inter-war period . |
| 11 | Some exercises they perform sitting on chairs or using them for support , but floor exercises have been out of the question . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Taking part in the marathon could be out of the question for many people with asthma . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Writing to the client would be out of the question too , because of her marital problems , even if her address were available . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Sparkling performance figures would seem to be out of the question . |
| 18 | As we passed Pabbay we were hit by successive heavy squalls ; the promontory toe Head would be out of the question . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Much as he would have liked to try to rescue Murray , he recognised that to be out of the question . |
| 21 | Large plants , such as old-fashioned roses , may be out of the question , but you could consider miniature roses instead , and there are many alpine plants that could be ideal . |
| 22 | Apparently the cost of transport would be out of the question when there was a plentiful supply obtainable locally . |
| 23 | Taking part in the marathon could be out of the question for many people with asthma . |
| 24 | I do n't mean what I say next either , it 's just I 'm furious with myself , but it comes anyway : ‘ I suppose a fuck would be out of the question ? ’ |
| 25 | In the field of social housing , discrimination against nationals of other Member States will be out of the question . |
| 26 | He had already consumed more than one bottle of wine on his own , Alyssia managing to sip so slowly through her one glass that she was still stone-cold sober , and fully aware that at this rate her lift home would be out of the question and that she would more likely have to get a taxi . |
| 27 | He felt cold to the point of shivering , weak enough for standing to be out of the question . |
| 28 | I suppose getting tickets for the Oxford game is going to be out of the question ? |
| 29 | It was felt that another youth centre building with current economic restraints would be out of the question . |
| 30 | The nearby Tompkins Square Park was dangerous , and walks by herself , Rosenberg told her , were out of the question . |