Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] out for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relative value of doing so measured against the cost of the associated hard and software , however , rules it out for the present time at least . |
| 2 | What I do n't want is a man who takes me out for a meal , buys a bottle of cheap plonk and expects payment in the form of instant sex , either in the back of his car , or if he gets really lucky , in my flat . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's like a man takes you out for a meal and he 's thinking , ‘ I let her have an horsd'oeuvre , so I can definitely ask her to wear the handcuffs later on . ' ’ |
| 4 | If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles . |
| 5 | She has n't a clue and asks me out for a drink . |
| 6 | He singles them out for favour … [ especially ] Arabs for whom he has a particular affection . ’ |
| 7 | He ticked this picture in his London Baedeker whose commentary singles it out for its great ‘ exuberance ’ . |
| 8 | Tolstoy spells it out for the reader in ways that are terribly painful ; he leaves no room for pictures ’ ( quoted ibid . |
| 9 | And one good crack with the back of your hand sorts it out for a couple of minutes . |
| 10 | We 've got an internal call log which works it out for us . |