Example sentences of "go for long " in BNC.

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1 This is obviously a strong incentive to go for long periods .
2 She had few friends in the locality , preferring to go for long walks in the nearby countryside with the family dog , until , that is , Ronald Travis took up his duties in the signal box .
3 And he says he enjoys walking ; he often goes for long walks by himself . ’
4 ‘ He goes for long walks , ’ said Betty mundanely .
5 Among Max 's other hobbies are going for long walks , travelling in the car and sitting on the fax machine , which always gives him a surprise when it starts working .
6 To avoid this aggravation , I used to spend my weekends going for long walks by the river .
7 My habit of going for long walking and cycling trips alone further exacerbated my reputation for oddness .
8 ‘ Our favourite times are Sunday afternoons , cooking , watching television and going for long walks . ’
9 He remembered one time he 'd walked up here , in May , after she had started seeing him in the afternoons and going for long walks along the canal-side .
10 Charrington 's kept going for longer , but in 1975 , after 218 years , brewing ceased at the Anchor brewery .
11 And almost every day she went for long walks on the moors with her dog , Keeper .
12 Twice , men went for long journeys across the snow .
13 Laura often went for long walks on her own into the hills behind Carno railway station .
14 Arthur and I went for long walks — and that little village was the best place in the world .
15 She went for long solitary hikes along well-marked trails .
16 Older people who have fewer than eight main meals each week , or who go for long periods of the day without food , are considered to be especially at risk .
17 We 'd go for long walks and eat hot meals and watch the sunset .
18 At night I would often get up and go for long walks in the school grounds , especially when the moon was full and I felt particularly restless , enjoying the silence and solitude of the woods .
19 He can go for long periods without food ; I can go for long periods without sleep .
20 He can go for long periods without food ; I can go for long periods without sleep .
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