Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] [prep] the question " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Taking part in the marathon could be out of the question for many people with asthma . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Writing to the client would be out of the question too , because of her marital problems , even if her address were available . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Sparkling performance figures would seem to be out of the question . |
| 7 | As we passed Pabbay we were hit by successive heavy squalls ; the promontory toe Head would be out of the question . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Much as he would have liked to try to rescue Murray , he recognised that to be out of the question . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Apparently the cost of transport would be out of the question when there was a plentiful supply obtainable locally . |
| 12 | Taking part in the marathon could be out of the question for many people with asthma . |
| 13 | 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 ? ’ |
| 14 | In the field of social housing , discrimination against nationals of other Member States will be out of the question . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He felt cold to the point of shivering , weak enough for standing to be out of the question . |
| 17 | I suppose getting tickets for the Oxford game is going to be out of the question ? |
| 18 | It was felt that another youth centre building with current economic restraints would be out of the question . |