Example sentences of "he [vb past] out for " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the point of death he forgave them their sin , saying they should retain their tenancy of the abbot 's lands , and of his successors , by the performance of the detailed penance he laid out for them . |
| 2 | Ockleton described a sweeping circuit of the room , missing all the many obstacles in his path without apparently noticing them , and finished by the window , where he peered out for a full minute or so at the view it commanded of a blank gable-end and half the dome of the Radcliffe Camera . |
| 3 | Juul was undefeated by an opponent in his four scheduled rides although in heat 13 when he came out for an extra race he was disqualified for unfair riding when bringing down Donny Odom and Steve Regeling . |
| 4 | No , he came out for about ten minutes then he said I 'm going back in the house mummy , just then flopped on the chair |
| 5 | Johnson went into an apothecary 's with a prescription he filled out for himself ; on account of the Latin , and perhaps on account of his title , the chemist 's counter-hand took Dr Johnson for a medical man . |
| 6 | For all his undoubted talent Grayson may not have been a budding Ian Rush but he turned out for one of the country 's most famous clubs , perhaps not the best but certainly one of the best known — Accrington Stanley . |
| 7 | He turned out for Na Rossa against Convoy and scored an incredible 2–11 within the space of thirty five minutes . |
| 8 | Perhaps he popped out for a quick sandwich while Nigel read ? |
| 9 | He claimed to be feeling like ‘ a bit of chewed-up string ’ when he walked out for what was to be the finest ride of his life . |
| 10 | He singled out for particular attention the concepts of cause and effect , which we use and take for granted in everyday life , which are central to scientific study , and which were also essential to the theological argument from causality . |
| 11 | He singled out for special criticism two specific objectives which had figured so prominently in the application of Keynesian ideas : ( a ) the notion that the proper focus of attention for monetary policy was the attainment of targets for the rate of interest as opposed to targets for the supply of money ; ( b ) that demand management policies could be adjusted in such a way as to achieve a target combination of inflation and unemployment which was sustainable indefinitely . |
| 12 | He reached out for something outside his prison and found The Rights of Man , he concentrated on passages he knew well and summoned them up word for word . |
| 13 | As he reached out for the cheese , he heard a faint sound behind him … |
| 14 | He reached out for my hand . |
| 15 | He reached out for his tie that was on the table . |
| 16 | He reached out for her hand . |
| 17 | He reached out for the book , but before Melissa could give it to him , Gebrec snatched it from her . |
| 18 | As he spoke , he reached out for the hand that was nearest to him , uncurling her fingers from the tense fist they had formed without any difficulty as the contact had its inevitable effect on her . |
| 19 | He reached out for her and pulled her into his arms , looking down at her , his hand against her face . |
| 20 | Suddenly , he reached out for her . |
| 21 | He was drunk , the window was open , he leant out for a breath of air , he fell : that was the general opinion . ’ |
| 22 | Instead of going to the bar , he went out for a walk down the road . |
| 23 | But he went out for three days , never for an hour and a quarter . |
| 24 | He went out for an evening walk , and that really got Dolly 's goat . |
| 25 | He went out for a few moments and stood on the steps between the Greek pillars , looking in the direction of the Residency for any sign of movement . |
| 26 | He was too restless to sleep any more so he went out for a walk . |
| 27 | In the earlier years of living with her he had sometimes left her a note speared on the kitchen tap before he went out for his walk — stirred and perhaps even drawn by the sight of her plain , flushed face in bed , which had begun to acquire in sleep a look of distress and disappointment . |
| 28 | On the night of 4th June he went out for his walk to think and to smoke his usual cigar . |
| 29 | His condition is fine and he went out for a breath of fresh air . |
| 30 | Well I do n't imagine , unless he went out for it . |