Example sentences of "[verb] gone for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've told Pepe to put a notice up that Miguelito has gone for a holiday abroad . ’ |
| 2 | Call me suspicious , but this implies that the crampon , far from adhering steadily to the spot upon which its owner has chosen to commit his or her weight , has decided it prefers an altogether different rock and has gone for a bit of a slide . |
| 3 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 4 | she 'd gone for a couple of days when she was up but she says she has n't been up to see her for about eighteen months ! |
| 5 | Well he told me he 'd gone for a count |
| 6 | He said he 'd gone for a count for a job |
| 7 | Ash stopped so suddenly I wondered where she 'd gone for a moment . |
| 8 | I 'd gone for a walk . |
| 9 | Your nanny told me you 'd gone for a walk . |
| 10 | She 'd gone for a walk . |
| 11 | There they were , they , they 'd gone for a walk round London , and er come back . |
| 12 | If she 'd been at home and beset by devils like this , she would most likely have gone for a walk . |
| 13 | He should have gone for a walk on the Downs or gone shopping in the town for antiques , or spent the morning browsing in bookshops . |
| 14 | ‘ If they thought the children were in danger they should have gone for a care order in the first place , ’ Levy said . |
| 15 | Overturning this residence order the Appeal Court was clear Nottinghamshire SSD should have used the Act 's public law provisions from the outset — it should have gone for a care order or a supervision order , enabling social workers to oversee the children 's welfare . |
| 16 | I would have thought you would have gone for a commission . |
| 17 | Perhaps you 'd have let me know we could have gone for a beer . |
| 18 | so she just told me that so I 'll have all the news of Colin tomorrow they 've gone for a week |
| 19 | It was n't exactly square on to the place where Sal 's Golf had gone for a roll , but it was n't far off . |
| 20 | Dale 's father , Michael , said the family had gone for a day trip and returned early in the evening . |
| 21 | Mr. Lennis sent for me and said that Mr. Andrew was feeling run down , and had gone for a cruise in one of the ships , the Emily T. I kept expecting a letter or a postcard from him , but nothing came . |
| 22 | De Gaulle reacted like a sullen schoolboy ; the august professor had gone for a while . |
| 23 | The draw for the Mini Cooper was held at Armagh 's Gosford House Hotel where Simon had gone for a night out with his mates . |
| 24 | John Mumford had been a curate in the Church of England with a significant ministry and had gone for a year 's sabbatical to California . |
| 25 | Non-pilot John Anderson had gone for a ride in father-in-law Les Rhoades ’ Rallye Minerva . |
| 26 | The two told how Pringle had called for Jason at his home in Geneva Road , Darlington , on Sunday afternoon and they had gone for a ride around in a van . |
| 27 | The helpers had gone for a siesta , but Lopez still worked , carving the branches into intricate shapes , with dozens of little crannies where pots of flowers could be sited . |
| 28 | Lloyd won his fourth toss and , after Greenidge had gone for a duck , Richards shared in three century stands . |
| 29 | It turned out that she had gone for a hill walk on her own with an agreed pick up point by him in the car . |
| 30 | It could only be someone who had gone for a marathon walk or a solitary picnicker who had lain down and fallen asleep . |