Example sentences of "out for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was a somewhat intense woman who probably rather enjoyed such gatherings , but I 've often wondered if she secretly used them as a ruse to get her husband home to mind the little one while she nipped out for a breather . |
| 2 | If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that . |
| 3 | She has n't a clue and asks me out for a drink . |
| 4 | Generally , it is best to send out a strong opener , that is someone who can be relied upon to go all out for a victory . |
| 5 | I read more widely and , as news of my expertise spread , people began to seek me out for a ruling on a specific industrial relations issue or for an historical precedent . |
| 6 | ‘ Would you like to go out for a drink ? ’ |
| 7 | How about going out for a meal instead ? ’ |
| 8 | I met a friend at the college library and we went out for a coffee . |
| 9 | ‘ Go out for a coffee . ’ |
| 10 | HOW COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT WHEN ONE IS FINDING CITY LIFE A TRIFLE TIRESOME , ONE HAS FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO INVITE ONE OUT FOR A DAY IN THE COUNTRY … |
| 11 | Instead , I suggested Jeanne and John tire Moby with a few chase and throw-fetch games in the garden before taking him out for a walk on an extendable lead . |
| 12 | Failing to see this masked sign , a family out for a drive goes on to the crossing at the very same moment as a rare Leopold 's Toad , and runs it over . |
| 13 | Brain , the Rugby captain , is out for a minimum of three weeks with a dislocated collarbone . |
| 14 | I went out for a walk , then picked blackberries on Periton Hill , in that far clump at the edge of the downs . |
| 15 | Neath 's outside-half Paul Williams , who scored 268 points last season , is out for a fortnight with a rib injury and replaced by Jason Ball , who is the son of the club coach , Glen , and was once on Arsenal 's books . |
| 16 | Common sense cries out for a moratorium to allow the herds time to recover . |
| 17 | You see , some girl 's been out for a drink , or to a disco , met a fella , the fella invites her back , she goes , and things go a bit further than she intended . |
| 18 | You were as cool as if you were out for a stroll , ’ Moran said . |
| 19 | ‘ She 'd hold out for a while but it would always be made up after he came back with the roses . |
| 20 | ‘ No one who is out for a business return would look at football shares , ’ commented a leading sporting paper . |
| 21 | Scotsmen , Englishmen , and Welshmen joined with local fighters like Spider Kelly , Jackie Quinn , and Rinty Monaghan to slug it out for a few pounds . |
| 22 | Anyone who did n't know them might have taken them for a couple of businessmen out for a Sunday afternoon stroll . |
| 23 | I woke as usual at half past six , and went straight out for a run in the park , like I do every morning , with LCpl Smith who has the bunk next to mine . |
| 24 | He went back into the flat , grabbed his coat , told an astonished Frau Nordern that he was going out for a moment and , without waiting for any protests , dashed out and joined Bodo at the foot of the stairs . |
| 25 | The deaf children of the Molfetta Deaf School in Trani were proud to have been singled out for a visit by the Princess |
| 26 | The children did n't understand at first , but when it was later explained to them , they were enormously proud that she should have singled them out for a visit . |
| 27 | He had had to fight for everything he had done , fight the people who wanted to wrap him up safely and wheel him out for a bit of ribbon-cutting and ceremonial . |
| 28 | In contrast Stanley 's usually made the inspired calculations of a good invitation side out for a scoring spree . |
| 29 | SCUNTHORPE , down to 10 men for more than an hour , equalised , forced extra time and then held out for a second replay . |
| 30 | Goodway has been playing with consistent brilliance there this season , scoring 18 tries , but he will now be out for a month , and Hanley is no stranger to the position after spending earlier periods of his career mostly at centre or stand-off . |