Example sentences of "[noun prp] go [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well A Alison goes out for one evening so that means I have to get back early for that evening |
| 2 | That was the sort of thing I could imagine Denny and Kay going in for , at least in theory . |
| 3 | It can be said of these strong-minded and independently gifted accomplices that their work shows a dimension of reciprocity and replication , of the production unit , which stands at an appreciable remove from parody and plagiarism , and from the mimicry of other people 's voices which is comprehended in the term ‘ ventriloquism ’ , which Amis goes in for in private , among friends , and which is also a pleasure of the novels he writes . |
| 4 | No fool , Berenson went in for finding ‘ Isabellas ’ ; Mrs Gardner fancied herself as America 's answer to Isabella d'Este , the great Renaissance art collector . |
| 5 | Kim Barnes went along for a preview . |
| 6 | The Spartans offence then fumbled the ball and seconds later running back Eric Okatu went in for the Tornadoes ' second T.D . |
| 7 | Nigel went on for years basking in the glory of his first book . |
| 8 | Nigel went off for his first term , and when he came back he was Oliver . |
| 9 | The war between England and Spain went on for sixteen years after the defeat of the Armada , with a good deal of the English effort being undertaken by private ventures like Drake 's ( though they were easier to acknowledge once war had begun officially ) . |
| 10 | Stephen goes out for his dinner , he 's young . " |
| 11 | I do n't know how often Rotherhithe goes in for gunfights , but this could be one of ours . ’ |
| 12 | Paul Ashmead went over for try number 7. 42-7 the final score ; perfect preparation for this week 's crunch game against Bath and even the coach is smiling . |
| 13 | Ted went in for it all with great , childlike alacrity . |
| 14 | His father , however , preferred that Farrar went in for a professional career , and Farrar was articled to a firm of architects and surveyors in Northampton , becoming a Fellow of the Geographical Society . |
| 15 | They remembered with joy when Alberta Monterecchio went in for culotte suits in satin , velvet and even leather , just when the mini skirt was appearing . |
| 16 | The following morning , Connor went out for a stroll before breakfast . |
| 17 | Morrell went on for a comfortable victory over three seconds clear of the defending champion , Mark Kirk , of Ballymena . |
| 18 | But Melrose simply took their feet of the brake and Craig Redpath and Bryan Redpath went over for tries . |
| 19 | and er , then of course Gilbert went off for another reason |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Biggar in Lanarkshire and Wick in Caithness go in for bonfires and torches , while at Stonehaven in Kincardshire young men parade with blazing fire balls . |
| 22 | The Iliad went in for the triumvirate in the Ladbroke of 1991 at Leopardstown and then the biggest success of all came at Cheltenham where Destriero was supposed to have landed a gamble of over £1m in taking the Supreme Novices Hurdle . |
| 23 | Hucklecote made most of the early running and took the lead on six minutes , Steve Barslow converting a penalty , and they increased that lead after a quarter of an hour when Mark Halkins went over for a try following good work from Steve Hamslow . |
| 24 | The Party loved it , they gave him a standing ovation and Mr Kinnock went back for an encore to tell them to save their strength for the election . |
| 25 | Jim went off for his first day at work in a mood of tender incredulity , still unable to stop smiling . |
| 26 | After these exchanges , fighting in Kurdestan went on for some considerable time . |
| 27 | In the last week , Italian politics became even more chaotic than usual , and Germany went in for some ‘ neo-Nazism ’ . |
| 28 | Holmes went out for the morning , but he came back at lunch-time . |
| 29 | How long does SPRED go on for ? |
| 30 | Hunt goes on for two climbers after body is found |