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Example sentences of "[noun pl] went [adv] for " in BNC.

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1	The festivities went on for days .
2	Though modern readers might wish to repay Mr Ruskin 's ‘ hard work ’ recorded in a 1854 entry , with hard labour , the practice of dismembering books went on for many centuries .
3	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 .
4	In recent weeks his perky figure has turned up twice in the winners enclosure on Northern tracks and when Dance of Words went in for Mick O'Toole last Friday night at Downpatrick this was his seventh winner since his return to Ireland .
5	There was quite genuine concern you know , when blues parties went on for for days and days and days .
6	Then anti-climax , as they watched its tail-lights in the pitchy dark , lights that seemed to throb and waver in their seared sight before they blazed redly when the brakes went on for the corner by the sailing club slipway .
7	Matters went awry for the Allies from the start .
8	More men were struck in the Dutch battalions , but most balls went overhead for the French gunners were firing a fraction too high .
9	‘ Charlotte and I used to try and hide together , so as to avoid all that ghastly heartiness our families went in for .
10	It was an emphatic display by Rangers on a night when the lights went out for all English interest in Europe .
11	Very few part-time farmers went away for a holiday so this should not be difficult .
12	Things went well for me , though .
13	That would be a qualitative prejudicial judgment , the kind of judgment that social Darwinists went in for .
14	Orders went out for only simple celebrations of Hitler 's birthday on 20 April 1941 on account of the war .
15	The build up for the old firm game with Rangers went on for weeks .
16	Last night six names went forward for next month 's selection contest caused by the decision of Mr Ted Leadbitter to retire after 25 years .
17	Discussions went on for a year and cost T&L about £500,000 in legal fees and other expenses , Vlitos says , ‘ but they came up with a strong agreement which protected T&L — a pygmy next to a corporate giant like J&J ’ .
18	Groups went in for all kinds of sponsored walks , knit-ins , beard-shavings , and even silence .
19	Small groups went in for spasmodic cattle thieving with familiar equipment and familiar methods , including blackmail .
20	Do you know how long the boys ' ploughing matches went on for ?
21	Well it 's it 's on on the sane vein , just like the machine tool association competition was that the apprentices went in for .
22	Others went off for extended periods as migrant ( dekasegi ) workers or severed their ties with the land altogether .
23	At first the boys went straight for the cars as usual and the girls did n't notice .
24	The battles went on for four days that August and at least thirty-four people were killed .
25	Family Day at OBEX was the highlight of the year , and preparations went on for several weeks in advance .
26	A flicker of hope came when three West Indian wickets went down for 69 , but then it was Haynes ' turn to come good after a disappointing series .
27	Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 .
28	A target of 128 should not have been beyond England , but four wickets went down for 15 and it was left to Gower and Botham to make a game of it .
29	AUSTRALIA wrapped up the series 4–0 with an ultimately easy victory over a dispirited Indian side , whose last 10 wickets went down for only 59 in the final innings .
30	‘ Thrill ’ was the most frequent motive for attending but ‘ humour ’ was also frequently cited — if the wrestlers went in for too much close holding choruses of ‘ Kiss me sergeant ‘ and ‘ What blue eyes you 've got ’ would strike up .