Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] out for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that .
2 She was ready now for the sight of the chair , the pipe , the feeling that her father had only popped out for a minute and would be back before she could leave .
3 The transport consultants Oscar Faber TPA will develop work already carried out for a study on short-term measures in the Forth area .
4 And when in Rome … just send out for a takeaway .
5 Kissing or touching another man in a sexual way or even just going out for a drink without telling a partner is regarded by most as being unfaithful .
6 ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly .
7 ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’
8 I 'm just going out for a bit .
9 ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied .
10 If you are losing patience just get out for a walk .
11 The impression of a house where the occupants had just walked out for a stroll in the garden was very strong .
12 Pike was standing by a wooden rack of pamphlets , including What Has Old Mother Walsh to Say to Us ? and a large , colourful one for the kiddies entitled Daddy is n't Dead , He 's Just Gone Out for a Bit .
13 It would n't be much good telling them I had just popped out for a breath of air this street led to both the bus and railway stations and it would n't need a genius to rumble my little game .
14 ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery .
15 ‘ One does not go out for a meal just for the food , ’ he added , hardly improving the situation .
16 ‘ I just go out for a bit , just for an hour or two , and when I come back you ai n't even got the kettle on .
17 ‘ I 'm fine , ’ said Henry , ‘ but this means I 'd better just pop out for a second . ’
18 The role of a positive mental set , i.e. deliberately looking out for a panic attack as an opportunity to practice self-control techniques , rather than running away from it , supports the school of thought that views a panic attack as largely cognitive — behavioural in nature .
19 After an evening of pleasure and profit with my friends in Bank Street , I had clearly gone out for a drink or two .
20 Oh , service with a smile , he 's probably gone out for a coffee !
21 Ron will be back tonight , so we 'll probably go out for a couple of pints .
22 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 .
23 Ramsey presumably leant out for a breath of air .
24 Too frightened even to go out for a Saturday morning shop at Sainsbury 's in case fans inspected her … and the contents of her shopping trolley .
25 I said to Dinda well there 's no reason why you should n't go out for a drink with him or
26 Turning well inside the box he side-stepped Birney to hammer in a shot which McConnell did well to push out for a corner .
27 In Melbourne on the afternoon of 8 February , 1983 , the sky was completely blacked out for a while .
28 I know when to duck out for a breather .
29 So wh why have so why go out for a meal and and eat something that you
30 That 's what I tell everybody , when they say to me , oh no , you know , we never go out for a meal !
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