The suit was not tried in court because the statute of limitations had run out.

And in most cases, the statutes of limitation have run out.

More important, in political terms the statute of limitations may already have run out.

The statute of limitations has run out on these crimes.

The statute of limitations has run out on that crime.

You have to be careful where the statute of limitations might not've run out.

The case against him was only dropped last year as the statute of limitations ran out.

The 20-year statute of limitations had run out on other charges that could have been made.

"So the statute of limitations ran out on me when I made the big choice."

It is likely, however, that the statute of limitations has run out.