Example sentences of "they [was/were] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were out of line with the procedures of most socialist parties in Europe and the growing democracy within the trade union movement . |
| 2 | When they went through the first gate at the bottom of the hill they were out of people 's eyes for the first time since they had met . |
| 3 | They stepped out across the moorland and the wind caught them , strong and cold , once they were out of the shelter of the wall . |
| 4 | In fact she always seemed more content when they were out of the village . |
| 5 | When they were out of sight , Mungo touched the golden glass ball for luck and went down to the yard . |
| 6 | But many anonymous individuals whose traits of basic humanity had not been eradicated even by years of Nazism revealed through small acts or gestures of kindness of sympathy that they were out of step with mainstream Nazi attitudes towards the Jews . |
| 7 | He says they do this ‘ to direct other horses to food and water , especially over distances where they were out of earshot and out of sight of each other ; or to split the herd in time of danger ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ They were out of control , ’ said Mould calmly . |
| 9 | They were out of Gamegards Zenith of Panevor , who was one of Bulli 's daughters . |
| 10 | The lads would say they were out of beer money , so I 'd go looking for a booth . |
| 11 | The others returned to the city , falling back in brave order till they were out of reach of the enemy : and they had done no little in that exploit , for they slew above two hundred and fifty Moors . |
| 12 | Hoomey asked , when they were out of earshot . |
| 13 | He was ‘ very opposed ’ to petrol rationing and maintained that rota cuts , organised systematically , would be the only effective method — and they were out of the question . |
| 14 | The club and its supporters saw themselves as part of the mythical ‘ aristocracy ’ of football but Macari insisted they were out of touch with modern football and embarked on a mission to toughen the team and its image . |
| 15 | Back at my desk I sat thinking about our East End hospitals , now they were out of action . |
| 16 | Quite often police were at the stage door making sure they were out of the theatre at the regulation time . |
| 17 | When they were out of sight Allen came out of hiding and ran back down the track to the tree where they had been surprised . |
| 18 | But they were out of earshot now . |
| 19 | She picked the papers up hurriedly and put them back before anyone should see , but it seemed Mr Bradford , who was a powerful man at the Doctors ' Commons , had complained that they were out of order . |
| 20 | They were out of sight of the guv'nor , so she yelled at Billy Liar and cracked him one behind the saddle . |
| 21 | They did n't laugh until they were out of sight . |
| 22 | Other kids called Tom a gipsy , but only when they were out of his reach ! |
| 23 | But after he browsed for a while staff in the Los Angeles shop , told Jacko , above , they were out of stock . |
| 24 | Besides , they were out of breath . |
| 25 | Several others turned back as soon as they were out of the shade of their flower because , as they pointed out , ‘ . |
| 26 | It seems clear that , with careful safeguards , we need some legal machinery , similar to the provision of Place of Safety Orders for children , by which an old person could be received into residential care for their own protection , at least for a limited period of time , which would afford a breathing space for all concerned and enable a proper assessment to be made of the situation — including the wishes of the old person once they were out of the violent or neglectful environment . |
| 27 | There was no trace of his usual cheekiness , either because he was seriously worried about his son or simply because he had no need to defend himself up here where he was in his element and they were out of theirs . |
| 28 | They had found the doll in the bass hamper where , Millie had informed her , it slept when they were out of the house . |
| 29 | She waited until they were out of sight before returning to the shed . |
| 30 | In accordance with that view , the final conclusion expressed by the Advocate General was that , in the circumstances of the Conforama and Marchandise cases , it could not be concluded that the obstacles created exceeded what was necessary for the attainment of the objective pursued or that they were out of proportion thereto . |