Example sentences of "out [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Out for a good time ? |
| 2 | And the relief of seeing this woman out for a good time , smoking dope , getting drunk , flirting and still not deserving to be raped ! |
| 3 | He was out for a good time , which might well involve finishing the evening with a fight . |
| 4 | Shrouded in snow and shivering with cold , I arrive at the door of the friary , and after calling out for a long time , the brother porter gets up and asks : ‘ Who is it ? ’ |
| 5 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 6 | It seemed to ring out for a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ No point , our lights were out for a long time , they 'd just use that as an excuse . |
| 8 | Peter , ignoring his brother 's gibe about missing the sunsets , went to the window and stood gazing out for a long time without speaking . |
| 9 | Provided we take enough water with us there 's no reason why we should n't be able to hold out for a considerable time in the banqueting hall , which is in a far better situation for defence … and let me remind you that with every passing day , relief comes nearer … perhaps as much as twenty miles nearer with every day 's march … |
| 10 | It was like the sun coming out after a long time of darkness . |
| 11 | A single one-off move may be disruptive to overall business activities but at least the process is carried out over a short time . |
| 12 | If you want information to go out at a specific time , time it very carefully , and just bung it out , as it were , and , and reckon it 's there at that stage . |
| 13 | You might arrange for pay to be given out at a different time and check whether the trains are less crowded somewhat earlier in the afternoon . |
| 14 | This case also often occurs in practice due to the results of cases such as grouped meter readings from customers who were at home when the meter reader called , combined with customers ' own readings carried out because they were out when the meter reader called , and a number of special checks that are carried out at a different time . |
| 15 | Take Magnus out at a different time , or take him somewhere else . |