Example sentences of "been [adv prt] [prep] the question " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that had been out of the question , of course . |
| 2 | It had been out of the question to recognise — reluctance . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Some exercises they perform sitting on chairs or using them for support , but floor exercises have been out of the question . |