Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] going for " in BNC.
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1 | Mostly they were second-rate copies of the kind of American bar-room R&B bands the members of these pub bands had seen in the days when they had a bit more going for them and had actually made it to the States one time in the late sixties or early seventies . |
2 | Financially , and for security , the English scene has a bit more going for us at the moment . |
3 | Generally regarded as the best looker of the bunch , the estate has a lot more going for it besides . |
4 | For tragic Tony Hancock 's TV career had a lot more going for it than the poorly-performed Blood Donor in 1961 , still his most famous show , even though it was all acted off cue cards . |
5 | This is a love story , with a lot more going for it than slush and mush . |
6 | New mothers in Czechoslovakia can look forward to three years ' maternity leave and the health service has a lot more going for it than ours , she says . |