Example sentences of "she [verb] out for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When the water reached a level the Duchesse deemed sufficient ( she was mean with it with people she did not like ) , she called out for the bather to come along , and she left , taking the handle of the hot tap with her .
2 She reached out for the telephone and dialled a well-remembered number .
3 She reached out for the time and found that she had over forty hours still to go before she met the contact again .
4 Panic gave her the strength to break free , and she struck out for the side of the pool .
5 She set out for the cemetery where both her parents were buried .
6 She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears .
7 Flavia was working ; the long days in the tower were intact , only in the evening she set out for the house on the other bay ; the difficult hour at the cafe was cut , even writing became bearable .
8 For the first time since Tamar had met her , the putty-coloured cheeks were flushed and the hands which she held out for the child were shaking .
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