Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] out for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first came in 1977–8 against Australia and he began with fifties in his first three innings , only to join the Packer brigade and miss out for a couple of years . |
| 2 | If quick decisions are needed , say during the sales , then at least work out the approximate size of the spaces you have in mind and look out for pieces of furniture that will best fit into them . |
| 3 | Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work . |
| 4 | My task had been to help these women to realise their own strengths and to speak out for themselves with courage and dignity . |
| 5 | On the first morning I woke up feeling great , like a kid , stretched my arms and thought , Now I 'll have a cup of tea and stroll out for a Then it hit me . " |
| 6 | I had to fumble for the torch in the dark and work out for myself how to fix my bunk . |
| 7 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 8 | I would like to be well versed on a particular subject at work and sought out for my advice |
| 9 | There are plenty of non-book publishers with ranges very well suited to a general bookshop , and by far the best way to discover just what is available is to go to the gift trade 's International Spring Fair at the NEC , Birmingham from 7th to 11th February and find out for yourselves . |
| 10 | By now they were in among thickening crowds of people , nodding to acquaintances and looking out for their own key men from down the valley . |
| 11 | He walked to the window and stared out for some moments . |
| 12 | Leave the summit walking south and look out for a shallow gully leading towards a steep grass slope beside a burn and on to Glenlicht House . |
| 13 | Mark crossed the imposing entrance hall and went out for the last time . |
| 14 | Undaunted , the Carlist militias — the Requetés — formed into columns and set out for Madrid , some 500 kilometres to the south , in buses , in trucks and on foot . |
| 15 | Still , a certain chiaroscuro grimness attached to their surreal exchange and cries out for some brainless , comic intervention . |
| 16 | She spooned coffee into their cups and reached out for the kettle . |
| 17 | I never really listened to The Beatles and looked out for the guitar , I 'd just listen to the song as a whole . |
| 18 | He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse . |
| 19 | Or shall we just stay at home and go out for days and |
| 20 | He decided to go down to the cottage during the afternoon and find out for himself . |
| 21 | WE ALL , I reckon , feel a nostalgia for the days before the First World War when we read that travel was simpler and you could go down to Victoria and light out for the Continent without bothering about a passport . |
| 22 | Best of all , why not come to the University and find out for yourself , on the spot , either at an Open Day or by arranging an individual visit . |
| 23 | In pursuit of these , Mopsus proposes marriage to a fine lady and is beaten by her servants ; he steals his father 's rent money and sets out for London where he is robbed by a prostitute and thrown into gaol ; his father sends more money which he uses to bribe the gaoler ; he is tricked into marrying an aristocrat 's mistress who promptly gives birth ; the woman leaves and the baby dies ; the prodigal returns to his father . |
| 24 | Well Karol I have to go now , see you on the balcony at Easter and watch out for those pigeons. kind regards to the papal dunces . |
| 25 | SHOULD Selkirk fail to make the grade and drop out for a fourth spell in Division II , they will at least on this occasion descend with honour . |
| 26 | Then he suddenly remembered Sophia Ainger 's sister , the rather odd young woman he had met in Bloomsbury that evening and taken out for a drink . |
| 27 | This means sleeping in his room and hopping out for walks with him when nobody is about . ’ |
| 28 | The guests are legless anyway ; they 've paid at least £75 per head and shelled out for the tombola , raffle and auction . |
| 29 | Instructors and senior pilots have a big responsibility to pass on their experience and knowledge and to look out for poor airmanship and flying techniques in others which could lead to mishaps in the future . |
| 30 | Most gliding instructors are aware of these problems and watch out for them in their students . |