Example sentences of "have been out for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FX has been out for a while first on Sun Sparc 's and Hewett-Packard Co 9000/400s last December , then on DECstation 5000s and HP 700s in January and finally on IBM 6000s in July . |
| 2 | The sun has been out for a while after straining hard through moody skies and my skin is warming . |
| 3 | The record has been out for a couple of years , and it 's called ‘ Electric Counterpoint ’ . |
| 4 | The Great Britain half-back has been out for a month with strained stomach muscles . |
| 5 | Henry , morose , defiant and all but monosyllabic , had been out for a drink early in the evening , but had returned before nine with his younger brother , Francis , with whom he shared a small cottage . |
| 6 | She and Lewis had been out for a meal the night before . |
| 7 | The party of young Australians had been out for a meal , and had stopped to take photographs , when Roermond 's market square echoed to gunfire . |
| 8 | If it had been out for a walk or you know ? |
| 9 | It 's ages since we 've been out for a drink together , ’ Laura enthused . |
| 10 | I might , for Phil , for Phil to wind down , he 'll come in , say we 've been out for a meal or whatever , he 'll come in and he 'll sit down in front of the television . |
| 11 | Many people who have been out for a number of years have friends and lovers who have died or may die . |
| 12 | You see , some girl 's been out for a drink , or to a disco , met a fella , the fella invites her back , she goes , and things go a bit further than she intended . |