Example sentences of "[v-ing] out for an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She started going through her bag , making sure she had everything , like a woman going out for an ordinary evening . |
| 2 | He said Libya was not being ‘ stubborn ’ , but merely holding out for an honourable solution to the crisis . |
| 3 | Yet as was noted , inventions , like choices , are always constrained by social experiential factors such as available opportunities and knowledge of alternatives ; even the most ardent indeterminist would acknowledge such things ( while still holding out for an irreducible residue of free choice ) . |
| 4 | He was also crying out for an efficient office . |
| 5 | 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 . |