Example sentences of "[verb] be out for a " in BNC.

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1 The record has been out for a couple of years , and it 's called ‘ Electric Counterpoint ’ .
2 The Great Britain half-back has been out for a month with strained stomach muscles .
3 FX has been out for a while first on Sun Sparc 's and Hewett-Packard Co 9000/400s last December , then on DECstation 5000s and HP 700s in January and finally on IBM 6000s in July .
4 The sun has been out for a while after straining hard through moody skies and my skin is warming .
5 Henry , morose , defiant and all but monosyllabic , had been out for a drink early in the evening , but had returned before nine with his younger brother , Francis , with whom he shared a small cottage .
6 She and Lewis had been out for a meal the night before .
7 If it had been out for a walk or you know ?
8 The party of young Australians had been out for a meal , and had stopped to take photographs , when Roermond 's market square echoed to gunfire .
9 It 's ages since we 've been out for a drink together , ’ Laura enthused .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Many people who have been out for a number of years have friends and lovers who have died or may die .
13 You see , some girl 's been out for a drink , or to a disco , met a fella , the fella invites her back , she goes , and things go a bit further than she intended .
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