Example sentences of "out for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 20–6–1860 It was understood that Mr Sutherland intended to resign from the school at Mulindry and the Moderator was instructed to look out for a successor . |
| 2 | Hills said : ‘ She has been crying out for a mile , and the way the race was run she has been lucky enough not to have had too hard a race . ’ |
| 3 | We used to have a lunch break at around about half past ten I think ti was , we used to go out for a quarter of an hour into the school yard to play and have your lunch . |
| 4 | Quite how to choose your destination is not clear : You might set out for a holiday in Virgo and end up in the Crab Nebula . |
| 5 | After years of industry — and the country — being almost paralysed by strikes and restrictive practices , the country was crying out for a Government that would give a lead . |
| 6 | Chapman became a target man in more ways than one as the Germans singled him out for a buffeting that went unpunished by Swedish referee Rune Larsson . |
| 7 | The thought of those yards of bare floorboards , pounded day in and day out by scores of muddy boots , fairly crying out for a bucket of hot suds and a good brush , filled Nelly 's heart with joy . |
| 8 | And one of the reporters came out and er he asked me he 's heard that our decision was to go out for a strike you see . |
| 9 | We went out for a lunch that was late even by Madrid standards , then went to a zarzueia . |
| 10 | Birdwatchers should keep an eye out for a variety of birds including capercaillies , crested tits and crossbills . |
| 11 | Has Mum told you that we 're going out for a Chinese ? |
| 12 | all going out for a Chinese because it 's this girl 's birthday tomorrow , so there 's er eight of them all going out . |
| 13 | If I close this week with only seven , I may only end up with one sale , and that 's not gon na to give me the income I want and big H wants so I can take her out for a Chinese . |
| 14 | He said he would ask Sir David Attenborough to help her , which he did by checking out her agent and saying he would look out for a film part for her . ’ |
| 15 | After lunch ( in a little restaurant with a vine shading the tables , where the proprietor comes out for a chat , and orders him a brandy on the house ; 37,20 , wine and service included ; astonishing value ) he lies down on his bed , and with delicious gradualness , watching the bars of sunlight stirring gently on the half-drawn curtains , falls asleep . |
| 16 | The moral decline of the West cries out for a return to the morals of protestant Christianity which will tell the nation what they must do to be strong once more . |
| 17 | The first came in 1977–8 against Australia and he began with fifties in his first three innings , only to join the Packer brigade and miss out for a couple of years . |
| 18 | Chimney sweeps are few , and are not always willing to come so far out for a couple of chimneys . |
| 19 | Allow the cuttings to dry out for a couple of days before potting . |
| 20 | This could be a way out for a couple unable to have children because of the wife 's inability to bear a child . |
| 21 | The record has been out for a couple of years , and it 's called ‘ Electric Counterpoint ’ . |
| 22 | Still , they decided to hang out for a couple of days and party with the likes of SHABBA RANKS and KRS-1 . |
| 23 | Seriously though , look out for a couple of new faces in the team — maybe more — and some new first-time winners on the 1991 Tour . |
| 24 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 25 | Ron will be back tonight , so we 'll probably go out for a couple of pints . |
| 26 | Well I put me clothes out at twelve o'clock , I says to Linda if it holds out for a couple |
| 27 | Yeah I think I 'll walk down to Green went out for a couple of hours in the morning felt grotty did n't go out at all . |
| 28 | And one good crack with the back of your hand sorts it out for a couple of minutes . |
| 29 | They were going out for a west end meal in the evening . |
| 30 | 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 ’ . |