Example sentences of "he [vb past] out for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he reached out for the cheese , he heard a faint sound behind him … |
| 2 | He reached out for the book , but before Melissa could give it to him , Gebrec snatched it from her . |
| 3 | As he spoke , he reached out for the hand that was nearest to him , uncurling her fingers from the tense fist they had formed without any difficulty as the contact had its inevitable effect on her . |
| 4 | He listened out for the trickle of water , but the wind offered nothing but rustling grass , now very loud in his ears . |
| 5 | His big blond head kept coming up , shaking once and then bobbing through the water as he struck out for the machine . |
| 6 | The very idea of Poland was an insult to everything Frederick thought Prussia stood for , and the only hope he held out for the Poles was that partition and Germanisation would turn them into useful members of society . |
| 7 | And at last he set out for the meeting-place . |
| 8 | But there was a FOR SALE board up , new today , he had n't seen it there this morning when he set out for the meeting with the AC . |