Example sentences of "be out for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 2 | By which time the tenants have come home from work or they 've been out for a few hours , say they 've been out from twelve till six . |
| 3 | The sweet williams would n't be out for a few days . |
| 4 | ‘ No point , our lights were out for a long time , they 'd just use that as an excuse . |
| 5 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 6 | We had a bachelor party on board , who were out for a little merrymaking : an island marriage ball had wooed them from the desk of the counting-house , and having had a taste of the free air of these parts , and being good fellows well met , a few more days of healthful roving have a gleeful appendix to the gaieties of the wedding . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr Drewer 's out for a few minutes — can I help ? ’ his secretary asked . |
| 8 | He was out for a good time , which might well involve finishing the evening with a fight . |
| 9 | But Eric came back from a working holiday and Peter was out for a little while , was n't he ? |
| 10 | I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers , checking that I had brushed off the mud ; I wanted to make the transition from somebody who had just slept rough to somebody who looked as though he was out for an early walk . |