Example sentences of "a go " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I mean , Sugar and Spice for example by Nigel Williams ; I 'd love to have a go at doing the part of Sharon sometime , I think anything that is well written — that 's important . |
| 2 | EVERYONE is entitled to their opinion , and while I agree with Joe Hyam 's concerning service charges ( Caterer , 15–21 August ) , I feel he is taking unfair advantage of his position to have a go at people who do not do things the ‘ Joe Hyam ’ way . |
| 3 | We 'll have a go . ’ |
| 4 | Why not give that one a go ? |
| 5 | I was very tempted to gamble the little money I had left in order to try and accumulate some more — tempted also to have a go just for the thrill of it . |
| 6 | Both Jenny and Kathleen were up to various things and I 'd been having a go myself , but although my name was appearing on more and more waiting lists , nothing substantial seemed to be happening . |
| 7 | Well , after much deliberation and a family pow-wow or two we decided we 'd give it a go one Sunday afternoon , between the hours of 2 and 6pm . |
| 8 | You 'd have to be daft not to want to give it a go . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought I 'd wait until I made a go of it before I told you . |
| 10 | ‘ So I bought a few chisels and some wood and had a go . |
| 11 | The Soviet team had a go , too . |
| 12 | Brittain categorically denies that he is merely ‘ having a go ’ when he flies in the face of the form book . |
| 13 | But at least he is having a go . |
| 14 | I might even have a go at Muslim fundamentalists and have a copy of the Satanic Verses there . ’ |
| 15 | Foodies of all ages can have a go at the laborious old-style methods of wheat-grinding , and see sugar-manufacture and milk-bottling in close-up . |
| 16 | The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911 , with the predictable result . |
| 17 | Christ , I shall have no blood left if these little bastards continue to have a go at me ! |
| 18 | Now 's the time for all would-be orienteers in the south-east to get out there and have a go on a Try Orienteering Weekend . |
| 19 | The sailing club sometimes runs open days when novices can have a go . |
| 20 | Steve and others would get in there , rifle around it , have a go on one of Keith 's guitars , nick a shirt and leave a little note saying , ‘ Steve was here . ’ |
| 21 | We had some extremely hot gear lying around so we asked them if they 'd have a go at getting rid of it for us out of town where it maybe would have cooled down somewhat . |
| 22 | Phoebe decided to give it a go . |
| 23 | ‘ If I 'm given a challenge I have to have a go at it , ’ he admits , reflecting on the guiding principles that have taken him to the top of two major industries . |
| 24 | We would give it a go . |
| 25 | Tony talks to his dogs all the time , a hup , hup here , a go , Brussie there , and he shouts down to me too . |
| 26 | Tony has a go and I mooch over to see how Nat is faring . |
| 27 | ‘ I decided to make a go of it , ’ she says |
| 28 | That looks a pretty good job , sweeping the floor , though I 'd rather have a go on the sweeping machine . |
| 29 | This philosophy appealed to Prince Charles and he was keen to give it a go , but , like everything else in the Duchy , the home farm had to pay its way . |
| 30 | Knowing the Prince played the cello , the professor asked whether he would like to have a go . |