Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb past] out for " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 She spooned coffee into their cups and reached out for the kettle .
3 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 .
4 So it was that with high spirits I packed Baedekers and prejudices , boots and a bootload of assumptions and set out for Dover .
5 Kaysen has pointed out that : ‘ [ d ] ecisions as to the technical areas which will be systematically explored by research and development divisions and decisions as to what scientific and technical novelties will be translated into new products and processes and tried out for economic viability have very deep effects .
6 At last , there was a national politician who listened to lesbians and gays and spoke out for us in a way that was without fear , shame or embarrassment .
7 It was far too big for one , but it was regularly cleaned by the leaseholders of the building , who maintained all services and looked out for security .
8 In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York .
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