Example sentences of "[adv] go for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise .
2 He had only to go for a spin with Freddie Reynalde or spend half an hour too long in the pub for her shoulders to slump and her eyes to fill .
3 We had only to go for a walk through the empty streets and someone would appear in a doorway to invite us for dinner .
4 Cos you ca n't go and say well I 'm only going for a couple of weeks !
5 He 's only , he 's only going for a couple of weeks
6 There 's this picturesque white elephant development on the Costa del Sol , apparently going for a song .
7 She and Boldwood were obviously going for a ride together .
8 You know he only went to he only went for a pee you know what I mean that cramming five pound and ten pound deals at him , and he 's going , No you can , you know .
9 He turned up at the dance studio in a pair of very skimpy tight shorts and observing that everyone else was very white and wore towelling track suits , and seeing that he was very tall and very naked , got nervous so went for a walk and smoked a joint .
10 ‘ These people deliberately target places where people only go for a bit of entertainment .
11 If they had all gone for a midnight swim , we would have had the worst slick since the Torrey Canyon .
12 So Dave said well let's , you know , you sit and eat , and eat , he said let's get up Christmas present , have a couple of Christmas presents , going swimming ten till twelve , perhaps go for a walk over the common or something ,
13 He 'd only go for a couple of hours to his London office .
14 ‘ The whole point of this afternoon was to advertise my company , not to go for a jaunt along the river . ’
15 She just goes for a walk .
16 When I started work I regretted not going for a degree , but promised myself not to miss out .
17 NOT going for a song
18 Not going for a song
19 Oh th no , no we 're not going for a meal this Friday .
20 Oh ’ — he looked into the basket — ‘ I 'm not going for a week ; I just wanted a sandwich or two .
21 But I was not going for a bus ride , I was looking for the gents .
22 Just going for a bit of a hit , Malcolm , ’ he called , as they went past the sick bay .
23 I 'm just going for a piss now I 'm not fucking going to the toilet .
24 I was just going for a wash , ’ said Julia who was well aware that Miss Coldharbour would make the connection between those two statements .
25 ‘ Eh — just going for a pee , ’ he said , shielding the necessary appendage for such an activity .
26 you know , cos we were all single I think all of us were and we were just going for a joke cos seriously it 's just a cattle market at you know you do n't talk to people well you do but it 's just a laugh .
27 We 're just going for a ride on one , I hope . ’
28 Say they just going for a walk , yeah , and you come across this , say this young kid has been climbing up the trees and hurt his leg , you 're the only person around , so you , you 've got to get help yeah , cos he 's losing a lot of blood , but you 've got to stop his blood same time as you 've got to get help , yeah , so what 's the priority , you just stay
29 I remember driving down to Leith on that Friday night , and just going for a walk and thinking that the next time the sun came up I would be playing at Murrayfield .
30 He 's just going for a walk .
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