Example sentences of "be [adv prt] of " in BNC.

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1 In March 1922 ‘ snobbish clerks ’ on the Moscow Kursk line , which had been on of the most revolutionary , in 1905 and 1917 , were refusing to attend meetings where common signalman and the like were to be found .
2 I think that what we have to decide today , or one of the things that needs to be decided is , is the new settlement in the longer term a sensible answer given that all the all the various considerations , and that erm arguing about residual numbers , here or there has to be taken in the much longer context , I think that 's what all I would like the to say at the moment on on new settlement erm because of the situation I am in of not being able to er say too much in detail about it , I sha n't be making very many contributions to this particular debate .
3 we 're gon na have to go through the exercise you 've been through of identifying the right ponds .
4 But it should do more these days about practical matters — like the tax system and keeping yourself together while you 're out of work and waiting for the next job , for that is fifty percent of what you 'll be doing .
5 We 're out of drink and need to steal some .
6 ‘ You 're out of date because you know a lot ’ , one of his colleagues tells him .
7 ‘ What about the house while we 're out of it ? ’
8 But when we 're out of sight , we 'll turn east again , and sneak round the back of the islands and down the far side of the bay tonight , in the gloaming !
9 You 're out of touch with the earth .
10 ‘ They 're out of Scotch .
11 You 're out of your mind , old fellow .
12 By providing a daily income for the duration of your stay in hospital , plus a Convalescence Benefit payable after longer stays , the Plan can help you meet your overheads while you 're out of circulation — and add financial comfort while you 're getting back on your feet .
13 ‘ You 're out of date .
14 If you 're out of the Ritz bracket , Hazlitt 's is one London hotel which gives you more than just bed and bath for a night at reasonable rates .
15 Tucked away behind us , backs suffer because they 're out of sight and difficult to reach — drawbacks which easily lead to neglect .
16 Okay , you 're out of position for a late charge on the leaders , but you can only go forward from there .
17 ‘ We 're out of milk .
18 We 've stopped , we 're stuck , we 're out of luck
19 BIG Dave Beasant hit back at the Chelsea fans who booed him off the pitch and blasted : ‘ You 're out of order . ’
20 I promise you , the minute we 're out of this , whatever it is — the minute I get paid , I promise you a proper overhaul , rebore , decontam , the works .
21 ‘ We do n't want the arena closing up afore we 're out of it , Lads , ’ he explained .
22 IT 'S DIFFICULT to know whether Joe Bear 's statement ‘ we 're out of tune but you 'll just have to put up with it ’ is an apology or the title of the first song , as Huggy Bear embark upon a set that includes lots of shouting , inept but enthusiastic attempts to play their instruments and generally deconstructs the rock myth with the viciousness of a tantrum in the nursery .
23 That place is like a dead house when you 're out of it .
24 ‘ You 're out of luck there , ’ said Joe , ‘ I 'm no gentleman .
25 We 're out of order . ’
26 They 're out of fashion . ’
27 IF YOU 'RE OUT OF YOUR BOX — THEN GET INTO OURS !
28 They 'll say you 're out of your wits . "
29 We 're out of it now .
30 Otherwise we 're out of sight and out of mind — or just extras to give the appearance of integration .
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