Example sentences of "[noun sg] were [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear that if the Hohenzollern candidature were out of the way , peace would be assured . |
| 2 | Both Panic and the FRY Internal Affairs Minister Pavle Bulatovic were out of the capital . |
| 3 | Its rudder and fin were both knocked out , and a four-foot-long gash in the shell meant even repairs on the bank were out of the question , reinforcing complaints about the lack of driftwood clearance on the river this year . |
| 4 | For pilgrims , the ritual prostrations and prayer-wheel-spinning were out of the question , because beggars blocked the shrine . |
| 5 | In fact , the coach — drawn by two grey horses — was only called into service once the couple were out of the public gaze . |
| 6 | A small , thin tabby , she spent her life trying to work out the central dilemmas of her life — how to get in and out of the house , and why the fat man called Henry tried to kick her every time the two other people in the house were out of the way . |