Example sentences of "go [adv] [to-vb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made films like Sanders of the River ( 1935 ) and The Four Feathers ( 1939 ) , featuring courageous British aristocrats going off to fight for the British empire , not out of a sentimental admiration for those times , but because the Empire provided good stories , as Hollywood also found at the time . |
| 2 | In the West African republic of Liberia where eighty five per cent of the population have been displaced , children , some as young as eight are being placed in secure compounds to prevent them from going back to fight for the waring factions . |
| 3 | Illness forced his resignation , but having recovered his health , Cilby resumed work , founding missions in Birmingham , Somerset and Cornwall before going abroad to work for the deaf and dumb in South Africa and in the West Indies . |
| 4 | If he was the sole breadwinner , you may have to go out to work for the first time . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ We do n't judge our progress by the results we achieve , rather by the number of players who eventually go on to play for the full Ulster side . |
| 6 | After another couple of hymns and an anthem , they go down to prepare for the next service . |