Example sentences of "[noun] out for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know how you must feel but I had to be sure you were n't another journalist out for a story . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Just lads out for a thrill , ’ she said . |
| 3 | In contrast Stanley 's usually made the inspired calculations of a good invitation side out for a scoring spree . |
| 4 | The good nature and humour of most Scotsmen never failed to appreciate the situation , ( an immigrant father taking his kids out for a run to the country ) and they at all times were friendly . |
| 5 | I cried my eyes out for a night then started writing my own songs . |
| 6 | I have n't had Toby out for a while . |
| 7 | I find it very difficult to dwell on these serious — even gloomy — thoughts when the sun is shining , the winds light and I have been asked to take a party of visitors out for a boat trip . |
| 8 | Modigliani often asked Lunia to accompany him when he took Utrillo out for a walk . |
| 9 | Sole , capped 40 times by his country , will make his final appearance at Murrayfield against France a week today when he will lead Scotland out for a record 22nd time . |
| 10 | We passed Swire Sugden out for a walk and when he saw us he held out his arms and mouthed a farewell . |
| 11 | Walking back through the jungle I thankfully did n't come across any trap-door spiders but as dusk fell I was entranced by a cluster of trees which were suddenly lit up like Christmas trees by the thousands of glow-worms out for a night of passion . |
| 12 | I believe the Colonel now thought things so pacified that it was safe and expedient to bring his oldest child out for a vacation . |
| 13 | McDermott has been given the all clear after missing last week 's game at Portsmouth because of an eye injury and Childs out for a month faces a late check on an injured groin . |
| 14 | I felt a thump on my back and an instant later found myself propelled along the winding lane at close to racing speed , courtesy of Steve , fourth member of the Peugeot team out for a training run . |
| 15 | Birdwatchers should keep an eye out for a variety of birds including capercaillies , crested tits and crossbills . |
| 16 | I was whistling a medley of Ellingtonia and keeping an eye out for a transport café for breakfast and feeling fairly pleased with myself . |
| 17 | Even so , many an intrepid user carted one from pillar to post while keeping an eye out for a mains socket . |
| 18 | But he said he 'd pay me a fiver if I took the fish out for a bit of fresh air in the hope that it might drop off to sleep . |
| 19 | An old man took his grandson out for a walk one day . |
| 20 | Last week a husband took his wife out for a drive and we had 45 minutes to get the place ready , wine chilled , chandeliers , and have a lobster dinner ready on the table by the time they got back . |
| 21 | If you take your wife out for a meal , you invite her out for your meal you just say , let's go Tuesday night , it never went in the diary . |
| 22 | Although you will not be able to take your puppy out for a walk in public places until it has completed its course of inoculation , at about 12 weeks old , the intervening weeks up to this point will be useful in familiarizing the dog with walking on a leash . |
| 23 | Although everyone was a bit wary of an undeserved Soton equaliser , Beeney mopped up any semblance of an attack , and after good work by Strachan in not letting Benali shepherd the ball out for a goal kick , he dispossessed him , took it past another defender and played it across the goal for Speed to slot it into the bottom left corner . |
| 24 | The monotony and laboriousness of the tasks women often performed day in , day out for a pittance was well-illustrated in Clementina Black 's meticulous description of a matchbox-maker : |
| 25 | Thorpe Park recommend that you plan your day out for a visit of more than six hours to get maximum enjoyment from your outing . |
| 26 | Darryl Davidson of Gregson Road , Hoghton , Preston wins a VIP day out for a party of four people on the East Lancashire Railway because he was the first entry selected at random with the four correct answers to our quiz based on the North West line . |
| 27 | WHEN Jonathan Bamford takes his bike out for a run , he 's glad it 's fitted with a windscreen wiper motor . |
| 28 | ‘ We 'll take my bike out for a ride . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Then it must have been holiday-makers out for a walk , ’ said Betty . |
| 30 | Kate is obviously eating her heart out for a colour changer and an intarsia carriage . |