Example sentences of "went [adv] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when she went down for a cup of tea , her mother mentioned casually that Parr had gone to Belfast , not to England as expected , although she did not know why . |
| 2 | The cloth for their suits was cord ( corduroy ) , as I 've told you ; but sometimes they went in for a suit of heavy tweed — staple tweed it was called ; and at that time they made it as hard as a board . |
| 3 | The wind caught it and it bounced awkwardly for the St Aloysius defence and Roy Montgomery went in for a try under the posts which was converted by Ross Houghton . |
| 4 | I went in for a tackle with Brian Mooney and I came off worse because I broke my right leg . |
| 5 | Schools went in for a lot of physical education , ‘ drill ’ , which involved jumping about in a drafty hall with your skirt tucked into your knickers if you were female . |
| 6 | Fibres also went in for a spot of acquisition , buying into the British texturizing industry to give downstream processing capability . |
| 7 | I mean , I ended up staying a month at some bloke 's house after I went in for a pack of strings ! |
| 8 | So I went in for a scholarship with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts . |
| 9 | She began plunging the pole down into the pot once more but , feeling suddenly rebellious , she stopped work and went outside for a breath of fresh air . |
| 10 | ‘ We eventually fell madly in love and went away for a string of dirty weekends . ’ |
| 11 | As soon as it was light , I crept out of the room and went downstairs for a coffee at a nearby café . |
| 12 | Widnes substitute Emosi Koloto scattered a couple of Northern defenders as he went over for a try in the 39th minute . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I went home for a week at the end of July , just in time to see the beginning of this new menace , the V1 buzz bombs and I have to say they completely terrified me . |
| 15 | Left the daddy 's list with Mr Moore ( of Moore 's Models ) and then went off for a bit of a stroll around . |
| 16 | ‘ He stayed in his room when his wife went off for a jaunt round Oxford , remember ? |
| 17 | Then they all went off for a visit to the zoo |
| 18 | Yeah I think I 'll walk down to Green went out for a couple of hours in the morning felt grotty did n't go out at all . |
| 19 | The following morning , Connor went out for a stroll before breakfast . |
| 20 | Occasionally she went out for a drink with Mick O'Shea , who was between girlfriends at the time and was happy to have Kathleen along as pleasant and undemanding company . |
| 21 | The two , who had once been like brothers , went out for a drive along the back road between Darlington and Sedgefield . |
| 22 | A MOTORIST who went out for a drive in his new car ended up at death 's door after a knife attack in the street . |
| 23 | His condition is fine and he went out for a breath of fresh air . |
| 24 | Instead of going to the bar , he went out for a walk down the road . |
| 25 | ‘ I went back for a couple of months this summer for the first time in four years . |
| 26 | Then it turned around and went back for a drink of water . |
| 27 | He went back for a plate of sandwiches and Melissa was surprised to find that she was hungry . |
| 28 | On the other hand , after a glance at ‘ Luck of the Legion ’ , I went about for a week with a white handkerchief tucked into the back of my cap , ordering the dog to about-face or wooing it with words of French culled from the strip ( ‘ Oo-ee , mon pet it ’ ) . |
| 29 | The tiny room at the back of the shop was fitted with a trestle table and two forms and country people went there for a meal on market days . |