Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And thinking of her gynaecologist , surely such a step could not be taken without his sanction and the idea of asking for this seemed out of the question . |
| 2 | Current trainer John Hyland is keen on the dog taking his chance in the St Leger after Shy bowed out of the Irish |
| 3 | A professional career as such seemed out of the question ; his only ambition in life was to be an artist . |
| 4 | He watched the slim body of Samantha dive into the pool and thought that by the time she came of an age for love he would no doubt be drifting round eternity in the unwelcome company of his wife with all rogering out of the question . |
| 5 | We need not wait for evil to swoop out of the cosmos or ascend from the depths of hell : it is here now , not incarnate in human form but embodied in the structures and philosophies of our modern culture.l It is this contemporary culture with which we must grapple and fight . |
| 6 | Over fifty years later in 1975 , another Conservative leader , Edward Heath , was to be overthrown , in part because , in March 1974 , he had proposed a coalition with the Liberals and , in October 1974 , he had proposed a government of national unity , Thus , among Conservatives , the motives for an election were clear : for those left out of the government , the desire to secure a Conservative majority for protection ; for the leadership , a desire to reunite the party , and simple self-preservation . |
| 7 | Finding candidates to sit on the panels would not be a problem , not least among those moving out of the auditing profession itself . |
| 8 | And it was only after John had given up playing that Palace at last fell out of the 1st Division , so it was only right that in September 1974 the club gave him a richly deserved Testimonial for his magnificent services . |