Example sentences of "[noun pl] be out [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I think there 's a book-rack up there and I think some of them , the patterns are out of the magazine and they 're just , in a rack , I think .
2 Once the New Year festivities are out of the way , we expect that sales will pick up significantly and continue to improve as we come into the traditional pre-spring buying season . ’
3 Feminist demands are out for the moment .
4 Her legs were out to the side like that
5 I ca n't describe it , she had , her legs were out to the side , but they were pointing down like that
6 ‘ The kids were out in the lake on one of those pedal boats .
7 ‘ All the cars were out on the forecourt and priced and the staff were very helpful .
8 The fact that the final article is likely to have been polished by Sir David English , the editor and long-standing friend of Margaret Thatcher , prompted speculation that the Number 10 knives were out for the Chancellor , and that his days might be numbered .
9 The Express , by contrast , detects unsheathed Conservative blades : ‘ Tory knives were out for the BBC … the Prime Minister is said to have told friends : ‘ my views on the BBC 's coverage are not printable . ’
10 She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess .
11 Wigs were out of the question because of the cost , and most of the changes John asked for in the designs were for simplicity in making and comfort in wearing .
12 Her brother had taken the opportunity to entertain a large group of teenage friends while his parents were out of the country .
13 Not that I could n't ring you any time while they 're here , ’ she added hurriedly , as if feeling guilty of being underhand while her parents were out of the way .
14 As far as we could tell the Moslem factions were out of the fray for the time being .
15 The British Labour Party , after its stern admonitions at Southport , showed no signs of abandoning its decision that collaboration with Communists was out of the question .
16 The queen-dowager had her own reasons for wishing to keep her daughter-in-law close at hand — whilst accepting that her remaining in sanctuary in the circumstances was out of the question .
17 And tomatoes take over the greenhouse once the bedding plants are out of the way , ’ Connie explained .
18 Well , as you know , dogs are out of the question .
19 All the Alpha Betas and most of the Gammas were out on the landing and they ran out of room .
20 Both dogs were out of the back of the van , straining on their leads to reach Water Gypsy 's gangplank .
21 One of the best to appear in recent years is Out of the Saltshaker by Rebecca Manley Pippert ( IVP ) .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 But when the customers are out on the street , or running specialist companies , Big Blue has a lot to learn .
25 And now all the serious things are out of the way , it 's time for a little fun . ’
26 Children often want to buy their dads something special on Father 's Day , but often find most things are out of the range of their pocket money .
27 If things were out in the open — and St Mirren did offer to meet any condition if I would stay — then I could make an honest decision about my future .
28 The period of calm after the year-end 1992 figures were out of the way and digested ended with a bang this week as Wall Street woke up to what we have been flagging over the past month — that estimates for IBM Corp 's first quarter performance were far too high , and that virtually no business was being done .
29 ‘ They just want to tell us which parts of their bodies are out of the Levi 's at any one time . ’
30 And when the rangers are out on the patrol they are constantly looking around to see what has been happening around them as the seasons change and what work needs to be done .
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