Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] [verb] out for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet what really were the chances of seeing the very car you 'd been asked to look out for ? |
| 2 | The officers had been warned to look out for a red Ford Sierra car following the shooting , in the early hours , of Special Constable Goodman and PC Kelly during a routine vehicle check on the A64 Leeds-York Road . |
| 3 | The Immigration and Customs people at Ramsgate had been instructed to watch out for the Renault 18 but to keep a low profile and let it through . |
| 4 | A coastguard claimed he had been ordered to look out for ‘ charred bodies ’ in the water . |
| 5 | It was but a short step from there to the deduction that the woman was the one they had been ordered to look out for , and the guard shouldered the door aside , bounding inwards . |
| 6 | Malcolm , who had been told to look out for him by Steve , was impressed . |
| 7 | Dealers have been alerted to look out for 250 items snatched from an exclusive house in London 's Belgravia . |
| 8 | Britain 's docks and airports have been alerted to look out for the suspects . |
| 9 | Britain 's docks and airports have been alerted to look out for the suspects . |
| 10 | The car , a Sierra , had been stolen on Thursday night from nearby Bilsdale Close and neighbouring forces have been alerted to look out for a stolen blue Ford Orion , registration number H814 FYM , which may also have been used in connection with the incident . |
| 11 | Staff at the top stores have been told to look out for anyone trying to use the royal cards . |