Example sentences of "out [prep] a [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're better off going out as a threesome or a foursome |
| 2 | Some more modern houses often have bay windows which stick out about a metre or so from the wall . |
| 3 | And now she wants me to find out how can er found out about a solicitor or somebody who specialises in this sort of thing . |
| 4 | The jury will remain out for a year or two yet on whether the operating system can see off the threat from Microsoft Corp and its Windows NT , but Unix is definitely not winning big in the public relations stakes : the Wall Street Journal dismisses Unix as ‘ a catch-all term for many operating systems that share some features and a common parentage ’ . |
| 5 | The jury will remain out for a year or two yet on whether the operating system can see off the threat from Microsoft Corp and its Windows NT , but Unix is definitely not winning big in the public relations stakes : the Wall Street Journal dismisses Unix as ‘ a catch-all term for many operating systems that share some features and a common parentage ’ . |
| 6 | Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally . |
| 7 | Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally . |
| 8 | I promise to come out for a drink or dinner , even a game of tennis with you . ’ ’ |
| 9 | After an evening of pleasure and profit with my friends in Bank Street , I had clearly gone out for a drink or two . |
| 10 | Watch out for a driver or cyclist who has not seen you on the crossing — Rules 10 , 11 , 12 and 13 . |
| 11 | If we can sort of get them out for a night or even if they get back at twelve . |
| 12 | ‘ No , just out for a pint or two . |
| 13 | They express a wide range of emotions and feelings to which we can readily relate : expectantly waiting for their master or mistress to return home , display of affectionate greetings , or excitement when it comes time to go out for a walk or prepare their food . |
| 14 | Then I play with the baby and we might go out for a walk or go and see friends — that sort of thing . |
| 15 | If it had been out for a walk or you know ? |
| 16 | As for the UK situation , the Shipping Federation had plenty of free labour , while the union had no funds and would think itself fortunate if it could keep the men out for a week or two . |
| 17 | Well everybody thought we 'd be out for a week or so , but we were out for a month or er more when these scabs started going back . |
| 18 | Robert merely had to drop a few bon mots from Marwan Ibrahim Al-Kaysi 's handbook into the conversation and Maisie 's eyes widened the way they did when you offered to take her out for a meal or when she was telling you how someone had told someone that she had a beautiful mouth . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I was sorry for Jennifer but they had only been going out for a month or so , and not terribly seriously . |
| 21 | We let this carry that out for a month or so , and he was very annoyed about it . |
| 22 | Well everybody thought we 'd be out for a week or so , but we were out for a month or er more when these scabs started going back . |
| 23 | As she worked the crochet table-mats her mother had ordered , the intricate sequence of stitches could blot out for a moment or two the scenes that daily since that Easter feast she had staged between herself and Tommaso Talvi . |
| 24 | ‘ Take her out for an hour or so , ’ he urged . |
| 25 | ‘ I have to go out for an hour or so ; therefore I suggest that you acquaint yourself with the filing system and generally try to get the feel of the place . |
| 26 | ‘ Should we pop out for an hour or so and take a late breakfast ? ’ |
| 27 | It quite frequently happens that a horse that has been used to drinking out of a dam or stream , will always refuse water from a trough or bucket , irrespective of how thirsty it may be . |
| 28 | ‘ I was thinking if we could stop his cows from getting out of a field or save his hayricks when they were on fire , ’ said Heather , who loved reading stories and was always having make-believe adventures , with herself as the heroine . |
| 29 | There again make sure nobody hanging out of a window or somebody doing summat daft , walking a to along top of roofs . |
| 30 | An unexpected piece of good fortune comes your way Saturday in the form of a friend or admirer willing to dig deep to help you out of a problem or into a successful proposition . |