Example sentences of "out [prep] [v-ing] with the " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd hate anyone to think that I did well out of dealing with the problem page . |
2 | From his self-imposed exile in America , the Lebanese Maronite poet Khalil Gibran — whose verse and drawings have an uncanny similarity to the work of William Blake — was moved to write an angry , ferocious poem quite out of keeping with the gentle , philosophical message for which he is generally remembered : |
3 | The surroundings were wholly out of keeping with the importance of the people there and the nature of their task . |
4 | He also felt it to be out of keeping with the scale of neighbouring dwellings , particularly the Old School House . |
5 | The suggested move towards a centrally-determined curriculum , however , was still out of keeping with the spirit of the times . |
6 | Any idea of codification was out of keeping with the English tradition of relatively unfettered judicial discretion and the elasticity of the common law . |
7 | In the new context , these were quite out of keeping with the times , for the poor had to change as well as everyone else . |
8 | When conduct on the part of a government or some other public body is dubbed ‘ unconstitutional ’ , what is often meant is not necessarily that the law has been broken , but rather that the action is out of keeping with the style or , more broadly , the ‘ way of life ’ of a country … |
9 | A great bed with a dark carved headboard like an ecclesiastical panel reaching half-way up the wall , a chest of drawers supporting a mirror between brass pillars , a desk dropped open exposing drawers and pigeon holes stuffed with papers : these high-polished , sombre items , out of keeping with the rest of the house , subsided within the airtight hush of the room curtained and shuttered against the light . |
10 | Where a director of music has an inadequate knowledge of the liturgy , the musical contribution may be at best out of keeping with the rest of the celebration , and at worst destructive of it . |
11 | It seems obvious that you should buy the most powerful motherboard that you can afford but do n't make the mistake of buying something out of keeping with the re-used components or you will be looking to replace those too in a few months ! |
12 | They consider the gates are too large and out of keeping with the character of the area . |
13 | The majority of the Parish Council object to this development because it is out of keeping with the surrounding properties in size , design and proposed building materials . |
14 | The proposed dwelling is out of keeping with the nearby existing dwellings and will detract from the character of the stone archway and The Lodge . |
15 | The flat , known in 1978 as a Red Brigades hideout , had been extensively searched at the time by all the security services , and it was suggested that the letters might have been planted there more recently to embarrass the government , particularly Andreotti ( now Prime Minister again ) and Cossiga ( Interior Minister in 1978 ) , who had held out against negotiating with the Red Brigades . |
16 | Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman recorded for Shrapnel Records from 1981 to 1989 and has recently taken time out from working with the band to record a new solo album , ‘ Scenes ’ , for Shrapnel/Roadrunner Records . |