Example sentences of "[subord] going for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard Agutter , head of Peat 's merger and acquisition network , said the relatively low average values indicated that British companies were making cross-border deals for strategic reasons ‘ rather than going for the mega-deals ’ . |
| 2 | Trailing 6-3 , Cardiff won a last-chance scrum on the Swansea line and the players pressured Hall into running the ball rather than going for a drop goal which would have given them a draw . |
| 3 | ‘ In the end , we played positionally rather than going for an all-out assault , otherwise we might have had an even bigger score . ’ |
| 4 | People tend to admire common sense and strong business instincts rather than going for those who can out- think the competition . ’ |
| 5 | So nothing could be more natural than going for a walk and holding hands with mum . |
| 6 | Power the lower leg into the target , aiming for a light smack if attacking the head , or a more solid thump if going for the ribs . |
| 7 | I know if going for at least |
| 8 | As is the way with people who undertake these , epics , the accident happened as a result of slipping over while going for a beer with Colin Broadway . |
| 9 | And we did a lot of experimentation as far as going for certain guitar sounds and stuff like that . |
| 10 | — When going for country walks , one often comes across a railway line , and it is tempting to walk along either beside the rails or stepping on the sleepers between the rails . |