Example sentences of "[conj] go [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone who boards a certain ferry or walks down a certain street or enters a certain building or goes through a certain door disappears for ever into that other city . ’ |
| 2 | Today by some bonus of chance they were being left there to enjoy it and had not been interrupted with a call for tea or to go for a swim with Dad who had just come home . |
| 3 | ‘ Really , there are only three options — to let the company wither and die , to find a successor , or to go for a flotation . |
| 4 | Before the industrial revolution of the early nineteenth century people travelled mainly for two reasons : either for business , or to go on a pilgrimage . |
| 5 | Even if you do n't need the money for domestic or emergency reasons , you might need a holiday somewhere special — to go to your daughter 's wedding in Australia — or to go on a second honeymoon . |
| 6 | In theory it 's a lovely idea , a whole day just relaxing and listening to God etc , but actually Dad was rather ‘ down ’ this morning before they left — I think he was worried he 'd have more of the Virgin Mary rammed down his throat , and , quite frankly , would rather be playing golf with Mark , or going for a gentle walk with all of us . |
| 7 | Erm , it was not possible to get your views in , as it were , personnel terms rather than financial terms on that er report , but er as it were on your behalf , we supported the Treasurer 's er recommendation for reasons set out in paragraph one four , and if I can er explain that for you a little little more , de-regulation could mean , that each employing authority has it 's own scheme of superannuation , or not , and if not would simply leave employees in a position of taking them off the state scheme S E R P S or going for a personal pension . |
| 8 | you 'd be expected to , to do a lot of work by yourself , and that 's reflecting the fact that erm you 'll probably have four or five lessons in each of your three subjects , but most people would choose three subjects for A level , and that means that er , when you 're not having lessons , you 've got a lot of time that is not accountable for , you will have been , or going to a general studies period and stuff like that , but there will be a fair number of private study periods , erm , there are some people I think who , who go overboard , and you 've got such a different approach erm from er the lower sixth , people do n't use the time that they have , erm , what I 'm really saying is that if you go into the sixth form and you spend less school time in the sixth form you do n't need to be prepared |
| 9 | David would always be seen in public , would always have to do interviews , do a video or go into a recording studio — so I think the whole time was taken up by feeling involved in the whole Ziggy period or Ziggy way of thinking . |
| 10 | ‘ A guy can suffer an injury on the first match of a tour or go through a tough schedule without as much as a bump . |
| 11 | And for those of you who want to learn about Picasso , try the library or go to a museum . |
| 12 | If you stay on at school , or go to a college of further education , you are still entitled to placement through the Compact , provided you have achieved the Compact goals . |
| 13 | If you really can not find the space anywhere else in the home you will have to try to squeeze space in the kitchen ( or go to a launderette ) . |
| 14 | If you are handy yourself , can employ a good carpenter , or go to a custom cabinet maker , you can make or obtain literally any size or type of unit to fit the most awkward spaces . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's up to Linfield then whether they agree a price with Glentoran or go to a tribunal . ’ |
| 16 | Trying to work out whether I should go to the Electric Ballroom tomorrow or go to a pub or something . |
| 17 | She chose to read or follow a hobby or go for a walk or just relax in the bath . |
| 18 | Add a sparkle to your hairstyle with a beautiful accessory or go for a touch of luxury with a velvet band or bow . |
| 19 | What should I do — stay married and unhappy , or go with a man who 's more loving than anyone I 've ever known ? |
| 20 | In that case , she will carpenter or go on a dig . |
| 21 | Some pink pills or something but there was all sorts you know hat they used to say put your feet in hot in water , mustard and er fall down the stairs or go on a bus , they used to tell you all sorts of things you know to , and er anyway that 's what happened to me . |
| 22 | You know er personally attached to the grave , or go on a guided tour , and er , like you 've got to wear certain bits of clothing , you got ta be like , you got ta be properly dressed , er , you 're not allowed to eat or drink in there , there 's all these things , like , you know , really |
| 23 | They suggested that pollution stresses combined to weaken the trees so that , when a ‘ normal ’ stress such as frost or drought came along , the tree died or went into a rapid decline , before succumbing to competition from neighbours or invasion by fungal pests or other disease organisms . |
| 24 | Green did not go to church every Sunday — sometimes he walked around the house and idled , or went for a walk in the hills ; but he notes his attendance at church , in Ambleside , Grasmere or Keswick and the preacher he has heard . |
| 25 | ‘ Or gone to a public school , ’ Edward rejoined . |
| 26 | If diarrhoea is described in some particular terms rather than others ( e.g. if it described as empacho ) the patient is more likely to consult a traditional practitioner than to go to a health clinic . |
| 27 | I 'd sooner come to Cheltenham than to go to a holiday abroad . |
| 28 | Would not it be far better to seek an effective non-proliferation treaty than to go for a new generation of nuclear weapons ? |
| 29 | It is a better strategy to create resources for industrialization to go for a rich peasant economy than to go for a middle peasant economy . |
| 30 | It is easier , for example , to say ‘ Jezebel ’ than to go into a particular description of a certain sort of woman . |