Example sentences of "out of [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year 's holiday was great , last year , and I might get a bit of enjoyment out of looking at the photographs , but I 'm still paying for one again this year ! |
| 2 | I 'd hate anyone to think that I did well out of dealing with the problem page . |
| 3 | Buy a metal bulb planting tool while you 're at it to help take the frustration out of planting into the grass . |
| 4 | Now , however a new layout has been agreed by the course bookmakers association and the racecourse executive which could take much of the hassle out of betting at the track . |
| 5 | I 'll leave that to those who seem to get their kicks out of harping on the negative side of this great game . |
| 6 | But equally you can create suspense out of going to the very edge . |
| 7 | Taking the worry out of caring for the departed . |
| 8 | His two main sponsors have dropped out of racing for the moment leaving him chasing a £3,000 shortfall . |
| 9 | From his self-imposed exile in America , the Lebanese Maronite poet Khalil Gibran — whose verse and drawings have an uncanny similarity to the work of William Blake — was moved to write an angry , ferocious poem quite out of keeping with the gentle , philosophical message for which he is generally remembered : |
| 10 | The surroundings were wholly out of keeping with the importance of the people there and the nature of their task . |
| 11 | He also felt it to be out of keeping with the scale of neighbouring dwellings , particularly the Old School House . |
| 12 | The suggested move towards a centrally-determined curriculum , however , was still out of keeping with the spirit of the times . |
| 13 | Any idea of codification was out of keeping with the English tradition of relatively unfettered judicial discretion and the elasticity of the common law . |
| 14 | In the new context , these were quite out of keeping with the times , for the poor had to change as well as everyone else . |
| 15 | When conduct on the part of a government or some other public body is dubbed ‘ unconstitutional ’ , what is often meant is not necessarily that the law has been broken , but rather that the action is out of keeping with the style or , more broadly , the ‘ way of life ’ of a country … |
| 16 | A great bed with a dark carved headboard like an ecclesiastical panel reaching half-way up the wall , a chest of drawers supporting a mirror between brass pillars , a desk dropped open exposing drawers and pigeon holes stuffed with papers : these high-polished , sombre items , out of keeping with the rest of the house , subsided within the airtight hush of the room curtained and shuttered against the light . |
| 17 | Where a director of music has an inadequate knowledge of the liturgy , the musical contribution may be at best out of keeping with the rest of the celebration , and at worst destructive of it . |
| 18 | It seems obvious that you should buy the most powerful motherboard that you can afford but do n't make the mistake of buying something out of keeping with the re-used components or you will be looking to replace those too in a few months ! |
| 19 | They consider the gates are too large and out of keeping with the character of the area . |
| 20 | The majority of the Parish Council object to this development because it is out of keeping with the surrounding properties in size , design and proposed building materials . |
| 21 | The proposed dwelling is out of keeping with the nearby existing dwellings and will detract from the character of the stone archway and The Lodge . |
| 22 | Wirral Association for Disability starts the scheme to take the strain out of shopping for the disabled next March . |
| 23 | If Inchbad married Flame , it would be a very special occasion indeed ; it might be just the occasion when they would want a dish or two of roast Gnome and , more to the point , it would get the Gruagach out of paying for the new Crown Jewels . |
| 24 | In addition to doubts about the contracting process , we also take issue with Ham on his singling out of underfunding as the major problem for the future of the NHS . |