Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] out for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a pleasant voice , with an undertone of humour , and Alexandra was immediately jealous , envisaging Matthew and his secretary in his office , laughing together , sharing jokes about his work , perhaps going out for a quick meal before they both went home . |
| 2 | But the wine-makers are winning , so watch out for a new wave of pretty , vibrant , strawberry-scented Australian Pinot — unlikely to be cheap — but Pinot seldom is . |
| 3 | The method will depend on the variety so look out for a good reference book , such as Pruning by Christopher Brickell , £7.99 , Mitchell Bleazley — part of The Royal Horticultural Society 's Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening series . |
| 4 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The transport consultants Oscar Faber TPA will develop work already carried out for a study on short-term measures in the Forth area . |
| 7 | I think she 's probably just come out for a quick stroll , we wo n't spend our time over that at the moment , hello |
| 8 | And when in Rome … just send out for a takeaway . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 12 | with , with my granddaughter , she , she did the same s she used to go and babysit at this girl 's house and she fe felt , she was only fourteen , and she felt sorry for her and she 'd go and babysit every night she 'd go and babysit and er but she used to b sit up in the bedroom , she never ever went down the sitting room thinking that the child 's mother was either down in the sitting room or just going out for a short while and coming back and then eventually they put erm a bed up in the child 's bedroom for Denise to stay there over nights and Pearl did n't worry at all , well she knew , knew where , at least she knew where and er this girl was bringing men back down in the sitting room every night , three or four , sometimes ten men in a night during the night ! |
| 13 | I 'm just going out for a bit . |
| 14 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
| 15 | If you are losing patience just get out for a walk . |
| 16 | The impression of a house where the occupants had just walked out for a stroll in the garden was very strong . |
| 17 | A public school was more alien to his nature than his father realized : this son was not cut out for a smooth ascent of the ladder of preferment . |
| 18 | Have you decided you 're not cut out for a permanent relationship ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ One does not go out for a meal just for the food , ’ he added , hardly improving the situation . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm fine , ’ said Henry , ‘ but this means I 'd better just pop out for a second . ’ |
| 25 | And the advice was on the back of the most comprehensive research ever carried out for a new paper . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Ah ye , no I mean like go out for a |
| 28 | As he hit the water , his legs flailed in the mid-air running motion like a character in a Tom and Jerry cartoon and he quickly struck out for a convenient ladder as I hastily brought Venturous to a standstill some feet off the pier . |
| 29 | I looked at Jack Mason who just shook his head , gave one of his sourer smiles , and then also holed out for a four . |
| 30 | After an evening of pleasure and profit with my friends in Bank Street , I had clearly gone out for a drink or two . |