Example sentences of "[noun sg] went [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the merger boom went on for a while , still fuelled by this false belief . |
| 2 | This sort of banter went on for a while . |
| 3 | At the other end Tyrone Howe who saw very little of the ball during the match went over for a try in the left corner , following a fine break from Andrew Gallagher . |
| 4 | ‘ He stayed in his room when his wife went off for a jaunt round Oxford , remember ? |
| 5 | When the court sat we were told that the King had died then the court went out for a while . |
| 6 | The computer went down for a while , it 's probably full of water |
| 7 | Instead of looking for new approaches that could galvanize the industry to deal with its problems , the call went up for a leader who would , in the words of one Bioscope editorial , be able ‘ to make order out of disorder , to organize agreement and concord with a strong hand , tactfully and helpfully , yet with a stern repression of pettiness and ignoble motives . ’ . |
| 8 | The kettle went on for a lunchtime brew-up before we tackled the group of small , uninhabited islands which lie west of Whalsay : Nacka Skerry , Nista , Mooa , Isbister Holm ( the only place in Shetland where sea-aster grows ) , East Linga and Grif Skerry . |
| 9 | Automatically , his hand went out for a chocolate biscuit . |
| 10 | ‘ Court proceedings could be long and drawn out , and how do you prove when a player went in for a tackle he did it with intent to harm his opponent ? |