Example sentences of "of going out [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The idea of going out to the suburb with the dog track , and confronting the confusions and embarrassments of his past life with the formidable armoury of maturity and understanding that he now possesses , appears suddenly very sweet .
2 I do have to admit , though , that when I 'm working away from home it 's not a case of going out on the town — but going straight to bed to catch up on a good night 's sleep .
3 ‘ You are n't thinking of going out into the jungle to exercise for old times ’ sake ? ’
4 Perhaps if she admitted she was scared of going out of the room ?
5 Philip Larkin , a life-long bachelor , memorialised that dilemma in ‘ Vers de société ’ ( 1971 ) , a short poem where the conclusion , though finely balanced , is only marginally in favour of going out for the evening .
6 The idea of going out in the garden to sit looking back towards the house was popular , as was the line of the path , laid in stock bricks in a colour best described as crushed strawberry .
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