Example sentences of "[verb] out for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 2 | He called a sudden halt to his crowded agenda at lunchtime and crashed out for a few hours in the adjacent chamber , throwing the timetable into disarray . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm going out for a few minutes . ’ |
| 4 | Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point |
| 5 | No answer , then Spencer passed out for a few seconds , only to wake to the pungent smell of burning and the sharp realisation that he must now get out of the thing . |
| 6 | He went out for a few moments and stood on the steps between the Greek pillars , looking in the direction of the Residency for any sign of movement . |
| 7 | We all thought right okay , we 'll get out for a few days and matters 'll come to a head , get sorted out and we 'd be back at work , happy as anything you know , everything sorted within a couple of weeks . |
| 8 | Ask Lina if she 'd like to come up and help out for a few weeks ? |
| 9 | Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days . |
| 10 | ‘ I would roll over on my ankle and it would pop out for a few seconds and click back in again ’ . |