Example sentences of "[adv] go for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 2 | We had only to go for a walk through the empty streets and someone would appear in a doorway to invite us for dinner . |
| 3 | He had only to go for a spin with Freddie Reynalde or spend half an hour too long in the pub for her shoulders to slump and her eyes to fill . |
| 4 | Perhaps going for a moonlit swim before making love under the stars . |
| 5 | Cos you ca n't go and say well I 'm only going for a couple of weeks ! |
| 6 | He 's only , he 's only going for a couple of weeks |
| 7 | There 's this picturesque white elephant development on the Costa del Sol , apparently going for a song . |
| 8 | She and Boldwood were obviously going for a ride together . |
| 9 | You know he only went to he only went for a pee you know what I mean that cramming five pound and ten pound deals at him , and he 's going , No you can , you know . |
| 10 | He turned up at the dance studio in a pair of very skimpy tight shorts and observing that everyone else was very white and wore towelling track suits , and seeing that he was very tall and very naked , got nervous so went for a walk and smoked a joint . |
| 11 | ‘ These people deliberately target places where people only go for a bit of entertainment . |
| 12 | C so go for a C first unless you 're sure |
| 13 | If they had all gone for a midnight swim , we would have had the worst slick since the Torrey Canyon . |
| 14 | So Dave said well let's , you know , you sit and eat , and eat , he said let's get up Christmas present , have a couple of Christmas presents , going swimming ten till twelve , perhaps go for a walk over the common or something , |
| 15 | He 'd only go for a couple of hours to his London office . |
| 16 | As a young actor you obviously went for a great deal of variety in characters and accents . |
| 17 | ‘ The whole point of this afternoon was to advertise my company , not to go for a jaunt along the river . ’ |
| 18 | I think it would be better , in my own experience , move over to that er the left a little bit just to go for a slightly more interesting composition . |
| 19 | She just goes for a walk . |
| 20 | But I was not going for a bus ride , I was looking for the gents . |
| 21 | Oh ’ — he looked into the basket — ‘ I 'm not going for a week ; I just wanted a sandwich or two . |
| 22 | NOT going for a song |
| 23 | Not going for a song |
| 24 | When I started work I regretted not going for a degree , but promised myself not to miss out . |
| 25 | Oh th no , no we 're not going for a meal this Friday . |
| 26 | Me and my mate , here , we 're just going for a little ride . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Eh — just going for a pee , ’ he said , shielding the necessary appendage for such an activity . |
| 28 | We 're just going for a ride on one , I hope . ’ |
| 29 | Say they just going for a walk , yeah , and you come across this , say this young kid has been climbing up the trees and hurt his leg , you 're the only person around , so you , you 've got to get help yeah , cos he 's losing a lot of blood , but you 've got to stop his blood same time as you 've got to get help , yeah , so what 's the priority , you just stay |
| 30 | With wildly beating heart , before opening the shed door I rehearse the lie I am about to tell him — just like in drama — including the correct tone of voice : ‘ Just going for a quick bike ride , Pa . |