Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] to go for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its use is very simple — you tell the manager which cells hold the values you want to change , and they 're added to the scenario , which you name ( I tend to go for Disaster , Real and Brill — all self explanatory ) . |
| 2 | But while the opportunity is there , I want to go for it . ’ |
| 3 | Heinzer , the Mister Nice of the Swiss Team , exploiting an avowed intent to turn Mister Ugly — ‘ I want to go for the big wins ’ — won the first race . |
| 4 | ‘ Four wins from nine games would probably earn us a play-off place but I want to go for the No.2 spot . |
| 5 | That 's probably why I want to go for a dump now . |
| 6 | I 'm not that way inclined , I like to go for a walk and have the fresh air on me and everything . |
| 7 | Um and erm I was just wondering y'know kind of erm often when I write questionnaires I like to go for a sort of more kind of rather less declarative statements . |
| 8 | It 's a lazy Saturday and I decide to go for a walk in Cwm Idwal . |
| 9 | Erm so that 's a figure if you like you have have up here in your noodle and say I need to go for that anyway . |
| 10 | I have to go for things , grab them when they 're offered . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm afraid I have to go for Batts ! |
| 12 | Stephen Day , Guinness marketing manager for Kaliber , who witnessed Smithwick 's demise , admits : ‘ Ale drinkers tend to be older and more settled in their habits than the new young trialists who tend to go for lager , so it was more difficult to persuade them . |
| 13 | 8 The Ride of the Valkyrie ( WAGNER ) We need to decide whose recording you want to go for . |
| 14 | He said , ‘ Remember that next time you want to go for a stroll . ’ |
| 15 | Now , tell me which of these two you want to go for ? ’ |
| 16 | Well I suppose it depends what you want to go for . |
| 17 | ‘ You seem to go for older men , ’ he remarked cynically . |
| 18 | If you decide to go for a low-voltage set-up , work out how many lights you need and where they will be sited , so you can buy enough cable to connect them all up . |
| 19 | If you decide to go for a full conversion , it could cost about £8,000 to £10,000 of which 50 to 75 per cent could be added to the value of the house . |
| 20 | Simple aluminium lean-to conservatories start from under £1,000 , but you can spend up to £25,000 if you decide to go for something complete with double glazing , brick walls and decorative finials . |
| 21 | If you decide to go for a ScreenShow then HGW offers a limited range of transition effects which you apply on a slide by slide basis . |
| 22 | If you forget , as you turn to go for another dog the lead dog , being a friendly creature , will come with you . |
| 23 | ‘ But you ca n't be generous , you have to go for the best person for the job . |
| 24 | But , you might find the trip you want is full , and you have to go for another . |
| 25 | Now suppleness is the most important , but when you 've got that you have to go for something else before you even can grow the stamina , and that is strength , the power of the muscle to produce the body action , resist gravity and work against resistance . |
| 26 | These days you do not have to go for matching suites of furniture in the dining room , any more than you have to go for three piece suites in the living room . |
| 27 | ‘ You have to go for it . |
| 28 | The sort of questions your adviser will ask are : whether you are investing for income now or capital growth in the future ; whether you need to go for absolute security with every penny you have or whether you can afford slightly more risky investments in the hope of making more money in the long run ; what other sources of income you have , or might expect to receive . |
| 29 | The TV items are being selected on the criteria of level of interest and validity as examples of authentic spoken English ie. we tend to go for ordinary people speaking to camera rather than voice over or straight presentation to camera . |
| 30 | We decide to go for a ride on the lake and rush to harness the dogs . |