Example sentences of "been [adv prt] of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the villagers had never been out of the dale . |
| 2 | You 've been out of the field for six years . |
| 3 | It is my strong impression that it is probably a very small MI5 mafia who have been out of the service for some time , who still continue the vendetta for no doubt extremely right-wing purposes of their own . |
| 4 | I found it hard to believe that , even if he had been out of the country , his family could have moved away without his knowing . |
| 5 | I have n't seen my , never saw my grandfather and so family has been out of the country for a few generations now . |
| 6 | On the right to vote for example , the U K grants this right to all U K citizens who 've been out of the country for less than twenty years , while Germany extends voting rights to all German nationals residing in another member country of the council of Europe and those who 've lived in non-member country for less than ten years . |
| 7 | If you want to eat a salmon at its best , try to find one that has been netted at the river mouth or offshore early in the spring , that has been out of the water for no more than twelve hours and still has sea lice on it . |
| 8 | Now , the reason I called was , that I have always been out of the phone directory ever since my name got well known in showbiz . |
| 9 | And one effect of the recession has been , I 've got to say , that a lot of the old that er house-builders have operated on , which are good for selling , which sites will sell well , etcetera a lot of those rules have been out of the window . |
| 10 | The guy with the locks and the lyrics whose ‘ Legend ’ LP has n't been out of the UK Top 75 album chart since 1984 . |
| 11 | Checking his watch , he found that he 'd been out of the cabin for a little over three hours . |
| 12 | Seemed a bit daft to me though you 'd think they , mind you they 'd , they 'd supposed to of had erm er sub contractors down there , in that , that is disgusting , some of these should of been out of the door the . |
| 13 | But that had been out of the question , of course . |
| 14 | It had been out of the question to recognise — reluctance . |
| 15 | It was the first time I had ever seen a live tennis match — Wimbledon has always been out of the question financially , and the Midland Bank tournament offered me the chance to see live international tennis at a reasonable price . |
| 16 | Many of Rosemary Cook 's respondents in the Rhondda , who had given birth to children during the inter-war years , said that birth control had been out of the question despite the fact that the birth rate for the Rhondda fell dramatically during the inter-war period . |
| 17 | Some exercises they perform sitting on chairs or using them for support , but floor exercises have been out of the question . |
| 18 | If he 'd gone right down , he 'd have stuck in the mud , and been out of the tide . |
| 19 | Cadfael knew of none besides Tutilo who had been out of the enclave that night , but a man intending such a deed would hardly publish his intent or let anyone know of his absence . |
| 20 | If Senna had not either won the race or finished second , he would have been out of the championship . |
| 21 | I may have been out of the arena for a while , but I daresay there are still some who remember the old gladiator . ’ |
| 22 | Hence , the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases have been out of the mainstream of public health . |
| 23 | After all , I 'd been out of the Army a full six weeks by then . |
| 24 | ‘ He 's never been out of the city in his life . |
| 25 | Knighton has hardly been out of the news since announcing his intention to buy United on 18 August , the day before the Football League season began . |
| 26 | Equally , just over a third of those who had been out of the labour market altogether , but were now in work , had temporary jobs . |
| 27 | Of " voluntary " temporary workers , nearly a half had been out of the labour market entirely 12 months before and only two per cent had been unemployed , but of " involuntary " temporary workers the proportions were just under one third in both cases . |
| 28 | By the time I got to the last rocker I had been out of the garage , round the block three times , back up the drive and home in time for teal Is there any way I can turn the engine over without moving the vehicle ? |
| 29 | Striker Robbie Turner , 26 , and on a weekly contract , has been out of the side with a broken leg since February . |
| 30 | It was a very impressive comeback for Cross , who had been out of the game for six months with shin splints . |