Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [adv] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is something all local authorities are expected to undertake but I believe Clackmannan are ahead of the field in this respect . ’ |
| 2 | The Kuwaitis certainly did not share their thinking with Sir Peter , but the message from the Gulf seems to be the same as the message from the London market — Lloyds is out of the running . |
| 3 | Mu Cephei is only of the fifth magnitude ( at least , generally so ; it is somewhat variable ) , so that with the naked eye it is not impressive even though it is actually redder than Betelgeux . |
| 4 | Reply : ‘ At present Sir David is out of the country , ’ replied his assistant Rafe Bullock , ‘ and therefore unable to reply personally . |
| 5 | TITIA Sutherland 's OUT OF THE SHADOWS ( Black Swan £5.99 ) deals tenderly with the relationship of a girl and an ageing woman , as well as bringing in a ghost story and wartime tragedy . |
| 6 | HEATHCLIFF HAD GIVEN me a letter for Catherine , but I decided not to show it to her until Mr Edgar was out of the house . |
| 7 | Mr Paisley was out of the country yesterday but his son , Ian , said that , when his father first heard of the bequest , he had thought it was a hoax . |
| 8 | Richard was out of the car before I could open my door . |
| 9 | ‘ David was out of the room for — I do n't know , ten or fifteen minutes I suppose . ’ |
| 10 | They followed instead the verdict of 1225 , and declared that all Surrey was out of the forest . |
| 11 | ‘ I wish she 'd get her hair done , ’ Algy said when Lady Grubb was out of the room . |
| 12 | Both Beckett and Gould are firmly of the view that Prescott 's vote will be squeezed , although , contrary to predictions , he easily passed the 20 per cent nominations mark . |
| 13 | Scotland is ahead of the rest of the UK in providing an accessible modular system of continuing education whereby qualified nurses can undertake planned learning experiences in the form of ‘ modules ’ designed to meet the needs of different clinical specialties , and in more generic form , drawing from major areas of study drawn from moral , legal and political issues related to nursing , nursing practice , technology and science related to nursing . |
| 14 | And Caro knew that Hugh was out of the picture . |
| 15 | Ruth was out of the car in an instant , up the steps after him . |
| 16 | By the time Elisabeth was out of the Hall and on to the terrace , the guests at The Tamarisks were all frozen in shocked suspension , their forks lifted half-way to their mouths , their faces pale , their palms clammy . |
| 17 | Now , the RD 's electronics is where things get a bit tricky , and probably where Gibson were ahead of the average bassist of the time . |
| 18 | The echo of that street-market record stall still lingers in Street 's insatiable appetite for new music , for , unlike many in-demand producers , Stephen is not of the opinion that music stopped evolving in 1975 ! |
| 19 | He practically pushed those kids of Dr. Kerrison 's out of the door . |
| 20 | ‘ AJAG is firmly of the view that the original conditions of casual , low-key use by local people should be maintained , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Among works purchased this year were Duncan Glen 's Out of the Calf of Man , September 1989 : a Poem and Etchings ( [ Edinburgh ] , 1990 ) , one of an edition of ten numbered copies privately printed by the artist/poet at Edinburgh Printmakers ' Workshop ; Geoffrey MacEwen 's Inferno : a Book of Twenty-one Drypoints ( Edinburgh , 1990 ) , based on Dante 's Divine Comedy , one of an edition of fifteen copies ; and Ken Campbell 's Martyrs ( [ England ] , 1989 ) , an interpretation of the psalm tune ‘ Martyrs ’ , one of an edition of 40 copies . |
| 22 | He really is thrown in on the form of Jokester was out of the handicap when an excellent runner-up that day , and now races off a stone lower mark . |
| 23 | George Sanders was out of the running now , having been hauled in as an enemy spy , but I 'd be interested in knowing who precisely had tipped the Feds off to his brokerage for state secrets in the suburbs . |
| 24 | At high tide later the same day it was covered to a depth of three feet , and the following week , it was covered to a depth of 14 ‘ ft ‘ , so salvaging the Croydon was out of the question . |
| 25 | This , with other and routine business , took him half a morning , during which Inspector Lane was out of the office on other business and the two young sergeants were in and out all the time ; they seemed to work as a unit . |
| 26 | There was a game they 'd played a few times when Edith was out of the house , a rough-and-tumble sort of thing , perfectly harmless . |
| 27 | ‘ Remember she did n't leave the party though when Nicola was out of the room . ’ |
| 28 | Direct government of Aquitaine from Paris was out of the question , and the interposition of ducal authority between the Gascons and the Capetian monarchy served to relieve the French crown of many tiresome and onerous burdens . |
| 29 | Any other form of government in socialist China was out of the question . |
| 30 | Daniele Audetto was out of the same mould as Luca , but his job was now infinitely more delicate and difficult . |