Example sentences of "go out [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Like going out to kill a dragon ?
2 while th going out leaving them
3 Well I do n't know , I think it 's a bit , it 's like Sheila , I mean when David first went out there that 's all she kept on about was going out to live in Australia .
4 Bristling with moonstones , the collar was primitive and barbaric ; the mastiff of a prince of medieval Persia might have worn it for going out hawking in a miniature .
5 Tony and Nathan have made tea and soup and we have some before going out to feed the first batch of dogs .
6 ‘ A lot of our sitters like a touch of the Good Life — donning wellies and going out to feed the hens , ’ says Pauline .
7 So you 're going out to feed the rabbit ?
8 A spokeswoman said letters were going out inviting people to apply for voluntary redundancies although the exact number was not yet known .
9 And I thinks to myself well I might as well be going out earning money if they 're not in bed .
10 In fact er they should have done a lot better , but a lot of Conservative voters did n't bother going out to vote cos it was a foregone conclusion .
11 You should n't be going out to enjoy yourself — you should be out there doing something useful , serving the local community .
12 After going out manicuring she started spending Sunday afternoons in bed and we could n't stay in the house nor play on the doorstep for fear of disturbing her .
13 The figures that we 've produced show that on balance er it it 's about a neutral effect on Road er through the residential area because of this er reductions due to traffic going out to join the relief road rather than joining the A sixty one .
14 At this point you might feel like going out to shoot your mother and father , and they in turn would feel like shooting their parents , but this is n't a very practical solution !
15 I 'm going out to lunch myself . ’
16 The theme of the pack ‘ Tongues of Fire ’ immediately reminds us of the power of the Holy Spirit coming to the apostles at Pentecost and their going out to spread the gospel message fired up with enthusiasm and courage .
17 Well he said well it seems funny they 're going out does n't it ?
18 I was that busy , y'know , getting up , going out to score , having a toot , going out again to score , that I did n't even realise what was going on .
19 You are sitting in your farmhouse having a meal before going out to tend the stock again .
20 A Scotland Yard spokesman said : ‘ If people are going out to drink , they want to do it when they are with friends .
21 They suggest some of the typically simple pleasures of later life in the past , such as keeping parrots or pigeons , gardening or baking , playing dominoes , drinking a nightly glass of porter at home , or going out to gossip with old workmates .
22 ‘ I suppose you 're right , ’ she sighed , then took the jar from the shelf and filled it with water before going out to pick snowdrops .
23 ‘ This afternoon I am going out to do some Christmas shopping and I am enjoying every minute .
24 I remember two lady missionaries , who were also returning to Burma , saying , ‘ Well , of course we shall arrive safely because we are going out to do the Lord 's work . ’
25 I was going out to do film reports .
26 Oh yes , I mean if they were going out to let go of the ropes .
27 It was a prosperous community : going to America was a big step to take , and one that would not be taken by people with prospects at the top of English society unless they were going out to fill a government post , but for anyone else it was likely to lead to a higher standard of living than could reasonably be expected in Britain .
28 The magazine folded and we all got drunk on Bulgarian wine and I made a speech about going out to penetrate the government and cut the arteries of the police state right at its heart — you need Bulgarian wine to say things like that it makes me faint to think of it now .
29 He was too strong for her , but even now she made a last-ditch stand , her hands going out to thrust at his chest .
30 Camille was feeling tired ; the idea of going out had ceased to appeal to her , yet the prospect of staying in by herself was too sad to be contemplated : she ate another bag of crisps while she thought about it , and after a while she fell asleep .
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