Example sentences of "[was/were] out of [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ‘ mini-apartheid ’ was reminiscent of the colonial era , when parts of China were out of bounds to its own people . |
| 2 | The fact that it had been brought to the family majlis was out of deference to me . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's very exhausting hanging on by your arms , and Michael had a strength in his upper arms that was out of proportion to the rest of his body . |
| 4 | His kitchen area was out of bounds to me at cook times so I was forced to use the ( extremely useful ) rear door of the tent . |
| 5 | In a recent article in the California Management Review , Mr Reich points out that , as a bailiwick of the Ministry of Health and Welfare , the industry was out of bounds to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry ( MITI ) and so never had bureaucrats helping or prodding it to export . |