Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] been out for " in BNC.

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1 I had been out for many hours that day and had covered many miles of jungle with unflagging caution , but without one moment , s unease , and then , on cresting the ridge , and coming in sight of the rocks , I knew they held danger for me , and this knowledge was confirmed a few minutes later by the kakar 's warning call to the jungle folk , and by my finding the man-eater 's pug marks superimposed on my footprints .
2 I 've been out for five days ? ’ he demanded incredulously .
3 He said : ‘ I have been out for nearly 14 months and now there is a great rush to get me back in the squad .
4 " You 've been out for hours . "
5 She had been out for three hours in the same seas , searching the rocky coastline off St Abbs Head .
6 Many people who have been out for a number of years have friends and lovers who have died or may die .
7 It 's ages since we 've been out for a drink together , ’ Laura enthused .
8 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 .
9 That is just called pentate it is not called E M penta any more equally you do n't have sec butile alcohol turk turt butile alcohol they 've been out for ten years !
10 They 've been out for fifteen minutes .
11 By which time the tenants have come home from work or they 've been out for a few hours , say they 've been out from twelve till six .
12 They have been out for fifteen minutes .
13 He gives them tremendous know-how , and the fact that he has been out for so long wo n't affect him .
14 If it had been out for a walk or you know ?
15 Well if th if there 's somebody whose listening in the Derby area who can help us with a street lamp that 's out and it 's rather important that it get put on , and it 's been out for six weeks now
16 He 's been out for nearly a week .
17 He 's been out for some time .
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