Example sentences of "and [vb past] out for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One official wrote that the missing cattle ‘ have probably been driven off some distance by some of the bolder spirits of the village , and hired out for the season to some not over-scrupulous cultivator , with instructions to let them go loose when done with . |
| 2 | I never really listened to The Beatles and looked out for the guitar , I 'd just listen to the song as a whole . |
| 3 | She spooned coffee into their cups and reached out for the kettle . |
| 4 | Tuan Ti Fo crouched down , the boy balanced in his lap , the small , dark , tousled head resting against his chest , and reached out for the water-bottle . |
| 5 | The guests are legless anyway ; they 've paid at least £75 per head and shelled out for the tombola , raffle and auction . |
| 6 | She seized her valise and struck out for the back of the house and the kitchen . |
| 7 | He went out immediately , and stayed out for the rest of the week-end . |
| 8 | With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory . |
| 9 | In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York . |
| 10 | He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse . |