Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] out for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Lane points out for the Soviet Union : ‘ However much control they have over Soviet production enterprises , managers and administrators can neither dispose of their assets for their private good , nor can their children have any exclusive rights to nationalised property ’ ( Lane 1982 , p. 135 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ The times cry out for a dramatic change in our relationship to our neighbour , the Earth and , at root to God . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | You children were excited on the journey to Gibraltar and kept running from side to side of the boat looking out for the small destroyers that were guarding the convoy . |
| 5 | Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . |
| 6 | GETTING the kids kitted out for the new school year can cost a packet . |
| 7 | By the end of the year he was predicting , in research carried out for the Scottish National Party , that unemployment would have a worse impact in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK , reflecting the poorer social conditions prevalent there . |
| 8 | The reason for the overall cut-off point of ten years is to prevent the threat of legal action stretching out for an unlimited period . |
| 9 | A military aeroplane set out for the Kaylayaan islands with voting papers for the village elections being held throughout the Philippines . |
| 10 | So my visits to the Ainsworth home were frequent but undemanding , and I had ample opportunity to look out for the little cat which had intrigued me . |
| 11 | And Hoddle 's Heroes … a town turns out for the big salute . |
| 12 | ‘ Rover stands out for the dogged determination with which its faced a world recession , for introducing an ever wider range of quality cars and for the spectacular success of Land Rover ’ |
| 13 | Notwithstanding the merit and extent of his achievements , Gavin Hastings still retains the desire to reach out for the best of which he is capable with as yet undiminished zest : ‘ Unless you set yourself tasks and ambitions , unless you have new targets , there is n't much point in playing . |
| 14 | And , he 's , she s keeps on at him all the time , he 's never taken a photograph of the place laid out for a big dinner . |
| 15 | He set out a four-point plan , commencing with Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions and withdrawal from Kuwait ; the international community could then guarantee the removal of forces , and the restoration of Kuwaiti sovereignty , with arrangements to take account of " the will of the Kuwaiti people " ; an international conference should then be arranged , and comprehensive arms reductions worked out for the whole Middle East region , which would imply dialogue among all concerned , to replace confrontation with " the dynamics of good neighbourliness " . |
| 16 | Greece sought until the last moment to hold out for a higher ceiling than the 60,500 transit licences offered to Greek lorries . |
| 17 | Opposite him on one of the three tables set out for the lavish dinner was Prime Minister John Major . |
| 18 | ‘ So things worked out for the best , I suppose , ’ Maggie said carefully . |
| 19 | THE PRINCESS of Wales last night spoke out for the first time about the ‘ untrue and hurtful ’ allegations about friction between her , and the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh . |
| 20 | Figures they gave us from surveys carried out for the Inter-Bank Research Organisation by the British Market Research Bureau confirmed this , but showed that people in social classes A , B and C1 are still twice as likely to have a bank account as people in social classes D and E , and that the higher someone 's income the greater is the likelihood of their having a bank account . |
| 21 | ‘ Strangely , things work out for the best , ’ she whispered . |
| 22 | The bells rang out for the first time just a day after they arrived back at the church . |
| 23 | As a result of the rebellion in 1745 , there was no election in the burgh of Montrose , and indeed there may well have been no elections in a number of other burghs , but Montrose stands out for the following reason . |
| 24 | Liverpool City Council 's leisure services department believe more than 30,000 people turned out for a thrilling 20-minute extravaganza . |
| 25 | She started going through her bag , making sure she had everything , like a woman going out for an ordinary evening . |
| 26 | His decision was taken , and the orders sent out for the triple muster , yet even after news from the northern border confirmed only too clearly that Scotland intended to take a full part in the harrying of his realm , he was slow to move . |
| 27 | Mushtaq Ahmed held out for an hour-and-a-half for 11 , standing by Malik while the biggest stand of the innings — 64 — was constructed . |
| 28 | You had to be careful walking home , not walk like a zombie , sticking your arms out with your fingers like a baby stretching out for a dropped dummy . |
| 29 | With Amstrad shares edging ahead to 29p , just 1p below the offer price , analysts were expecting shareholders to hold out for a better offer . |
| 30 | If , it appears , you tell a subject to watch out for a certain item in a series of random sights the subject will seldom be able to recall whatever immediately preceded the watched-for item . |