Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] out for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could ask him and Tim and you , and make my mum go out for the evening . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't know that 's what my soul cried out for , well possibly not my soul , but there was a cry there definitely , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Softly , gently , cruelly , he teased her , his lips alighting for a moment , then moving away again , arousing her hunger , making her blood cry out for him . |
| 4 | She feels SSDs which have not applied before , or do not have a clear commitment to HIV/AIDS , will ‘ have their work cut out for them ’ . |
| 5 | Had her feelings and longings as she had lain in the grass , remembering Dick and their lovemaking , her body crying out for a repetition of the act , forged a false link in her mind ? |
| 6 | The Gracious Speech is that annual event when our Queen and her Government set out for this Parliament those national and international policies that are in the best interests of the United Kingdom , and only the United Kingdom , whether they relate to domestic legislation , to our defence commitments or to those foreign policy objectives which , to quote my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary , protect and promote the British interest . |
| 7 | ‘ Darling , ’ Jilly Jonathan said , her voice ringing out for all to hear , ‘ do n't fug away down there . |
| 8 | I am much , much more concerned about her voice lasting out for the evening . |
| 9 | It took all her strength to reach out for the receiver and raise it stiffly to her ear . |
| 10 | His heart cried out for his countrymen , forced to live grey , drab existences in a land where there was no freedom and little truth , but so much potential beauty . |
| 11 | His luck ran out for the French students against their English counterparts when , though captain , he was given his marching orders for , guess what , stamping again . |
| 12 | He has his work cut out for him . |
| 13 | Either way , Sheriff Chuck Crotty has his work cut out for him . |
| 14 | T.V. hairdresser Andrew Collinge had his work cut out for him on 23rd January . |
| 15 | And with his wife gone out for long enough with one of her admirers … |
| 16 | In the Psalms of David Smart had his pattern laid out for him , even if he chose to embroider it a little . |
| 17 | Automatically , his hand went out for a chocolate biscuit . |
| 18 | As his hand reaches out for mine , I recollect that at one point in those early post-war years I had a positive dread of men in uniform , and my terror grew in direct proportion with each extra pip . |
| 19 | He was ready now , and had his hand held out for the instrument , lightly brushing her fingers accidentally as she passed it to him . |
| 20 | Dyson swung left into a main road , looking over his shoulder to watch out for traffic from the right , and drove over the edge of the kerb . |
| 21 | His arm reached out for Jane — and touched only the still-warm sheets . |
| 22 | Of course , Preston did not spend all his time looking out for the holes . |
| 23 | John Piggott atoned for these scenes with a cool chip around the trunk of a mighty tree behind the 16th , his son holing out for a match-winning four when a six had threatened to open the door to the Betts . |
| 24 | This time our hero Kevin ( Culkin ) gets on the wrong plane as he and his family set out for a Christmas break in Miami . |
| 25 | As a seller , it costs you £25 to cover lost legal fees of up to £300 if your buyer pulls out for any reason other than an adverse survey , a defect in title , or unreasonable delay on your part . |
| 26 | But if , if you were here , and you 're on the bridge , and you get it 's your turn to look out for torpedoes , and |
| 27 | ‘ Guesswork … or an observation founded on all those facts your researcher dug out for you ? |