Example sentences of "gone [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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31 It 's , you know , it 's like what 's his Captain Oates was it , going out into the tent in the Antarctic or something , you know it 's sort of I may be gone for a while , you know , in the in the , into the wilderness and never to return so that in , in the British structure er politicians are , their loyalty is central rather than local because their political futures are determined centrally rather than locally .
32 And I so I , I went to the doctor just because I did n't go , had n't gone for a while
33 That 's a weekend gone for a ball of chalk !
34 She was gone for a quarter of an hour , then , like a ghost , she reappeared in the downstairs room and sat down .
35 In the immortal phrase that heralds so many climbs , we had just gone for a look .
36 Mr. Lennis sent for me and said that Mr. Andrew was feeling run down , and had gone for a cruise in one of the ships , the Emily T. I kept expecting a letter or a postcard from him , but nothing came .
37 Has he gone for a fortnight or a week ?
38 Mr Reid told Oxford Crown Court , Clarke had finished work in Cheltenham at about noon on December 15 and gone for a drink with his father before going home .
39 Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job .
40 Erm my thread 's gone for a minute .
41 Dale 's father , Michael , said the family had gone for a day trip and returned early in the evening .
42 John Mumford had been a curate in the Church of England with a significant ministry and had gone for a year 's sabbatical to California .
43 If they had all gone for a midnight swim , we would have had the worst slick since the Torrey Canyon .
44 What I mean is he 's gone for a chop-job .
45 The draw for the Mini Cooper was held at Armagh 's Gosford House Hotel where Simon had gone for a night out with his mates .
46 I 've told Pepe to put a notice up that Miguelito has gone for a holiday abroad . ’
47 But then , when you said they 'd been gone for a couple of years … ’
48 she 'd gone for a couple of days when she was up but she says she has n't been up to see her for about eighteen months !
49 Call me suspicious , but this implies that the crampon , far from adhering steadily to the spot upon which its owner has chosen to commit his or her weight , has decided it prefers an altogether different rock and has gone for a bit of a slide .
50 It was n't exactly square on to the place where Sal 's Golf had gone for a roll , but it was n't far off .
51 Non-pilot John Anderson had gone for a ride in father-in-law Les Rhoades ’ Rallye Minerva .
52 The two told how Pringle had called for Jason at his home in Geneva Road , Darlington , on Sunday afternoon and they had gone for a ride around in a van .
53 The helpers had gone for a siesta , but Lopez still worked , carving the branches into intricate shapes , with dozens of little crannies where pots of flowers could be sited .
54 The vestal virgins had gone for a tea break and I sat down thankfully in the cool of the ruins and closed my eyes .
55 Gone for a pee at the back . ’
56 Perhaps you 'd have let me know we could have gone for a beer .
57 so she just told me that so I 'll have all the news of Colin tomorrow they 've gone for a week
58 Mothers kept their children away from us , and were grateful when we had checked in and gone for a coffee .
59 He 's just gone for a sail . ’
60 I would have thought you would have gone for a commission .
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