Example sentences of "is [adv] out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Pickerage , ’ contributed Tom Tedder , ‘ is rather out of commission at the moment . |
| 2 | His face is rather out of focus . |
| 3 | Thus the pressure , both inner and outer , on teachers to have a clear , articulate rationale for what they are doing is high at the same time as the exploration of the values from which such a rationale must derive is conspicuously out of style . |
| 4 | He is rarely out at night and is largely free to organize his activities so that in bad weather , for example , he can catch up on paperwork in the dry and warmth of the office . |
| 5 | Cairo , a curious sentence in that it is wholly out of context . |
| 6 | ‘ North is right out of John le Carré ’ , he said ; ‘ one of those fascinating mystery people you do n't meet in life or in government . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ This is right out of ‘ Leave it to Beaver ’ , ’ she said . |
| 8 | The bridal bouquet is somewhat out of the ordinary , too ! |
| 9 | It 's a useful guide , even if the set-up illustrated is somewhat out of date . |
| 10 | Fishbane 's bedroom is somewhat out of the way and near the lift , so that the ladies can be discreetly smuggled up there by Ramsbum . |
| 11 | A herd of deer on the African plains may feed undisturbed when a lioness walks among them , if they perceive that she is only out for a stroll . |
| 12 | He is unable to speak , he is so out of breath . |
| 13 | If the decision of the Secretary of State as to the correct tariff after going through the consultation process is so out of touch with reality that it is irrational then , as in Ex parte Handscomb , that decision could be the subject of judicial review . |
| 14 | I 'm a little worried by it : I mean , this fastidiousness is so out of character . |
| 15 | It 's a strange thing to say about a man whose libido is so out of control , but he seems psychologically very well balanced . |
| 16 | The board is usually angled in the reception office in such a manner that it is entirely out of view of the guest but visible at all times to the receptionist . |
| 17 | Achiltibuie in Coigach is literally out on a limb . |
| 18 | There is a powerful case for Labour to put down amendments condemning the Tory opt-out of the Social Charter and forcing a division to demonstrate to the rest of Europe how John Major 's ‘ classless ’ government is grotesquely out of line with Christian , let alone Social , Democratic politics on the Continent . |
| 19 | Death Box 's Spirit of the Blitz is finally out after months of filming all over Europe . |
| 20 | ‘ Did your husband really love you and help you ? ’ after a drink or two and ‘ How do you know he is not out with the girls where he is ? |
| 21 | In any case , repartition is not out of the question . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Such an agreement is not out of the question . |
| 24 | Though relegation beckons for Nottingham , victory over Northampton is not out of the question . |
| 25 | ‘ The corrosion rate is not out of line with what you would expect of a steel hull lying in quiet sea water , ’ claimed John Bernie , head of the National Physical Laboratory 's National Corrosion Service . |
| 26 | Despite the opposing headlines , this is not out of line with the evidence published in the paper in Science . |
| 27 | A windfall or an inheritance is not out of the question , and we could be looking at the end of March , May or October-November for a material or financial boost . |
| 28 | You may pass her by unnoticed ; her appearance is not out of the ordinary . |
| 29 | The scheme is not out of the woods yet ; and rather than break the law Maxen last week filled in the local VATman 's registration form . |
| 30 | He is back home with mother Christine now but she yesterday said : ‘ The medical advice is that he is not out of the woods yet . ’ |