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 . |