Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is particularly unpleasant to us to be so frequently separated , but of course my going with him is out of the question ; he will sleep under a tent all the time . ’ |
| 2 | But the word ‘ politics ’ itself needs to be deconstructed , since politics is to do with our ideals of what human life should be , about which there has never been agreement ; indeed , it is out of the disagreement that politics arises . |
| 3 | I suppose it is out of the question that one of our own police stations might have received such a notification , and failed to pass it on ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It is out of the question , ’ came the reply . |
| 5 | The person who deals with it is out of the country . ’ |
| 6 | Thus it is not clear what it would be like to regard all actions as requiring non-intentional explanation , and this makes it much harder for the individualist to argue that , whatever it would be like , it is out of the question . |
| 7 | Despite the strong reception for the Prolinea machines , Compaq does not believe it is out of the woods yet and it is cutting 1,000 employees or 10% from its worldwide workforce over the next few months , with 700 to go this month , including 100 in Scotland . |
| 8 | With × ] 2 it is just in the field with Alpha ; with × 20 it is out of the Alpha field , but much more prominent . |
| 9 | Of course , it is out of the question . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It is out of the question . |
| 11 | As soon as he is out of the side , and the team continues to play well … they rub their hands and sell him as soon as they can . |
| 12 | There are two provisos as follows : ( 1 ) execution will not issue against either property or persons without leave of the court where the proceedings have been brought against the firm by one of its members or by another firm having partners in common with the firm against which or against the partners of which execution is sought ; ( 2 ) execution will not issue against a partner if he is out of the jurisdiction at the date when the proceedings were commenced unless he has acknowledged service or was duly served within the jurisdiction as a partner or outside the jurisdiction after leave had been obtained to so serve him . |