Example sentences of "[verb] go [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes if she 's coming out you mean you do n't , you do n't have to do it all tonight she wan might want to be talking about erm her grading a lot so you ca n't expect her to do any work until she 's got that out of her system she might want to go on for an hour or so . |
| 2 | Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point |
| 3 | ‘ Thank you , but I do n't want to go out for a meal tonight . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I — I just want to go below for a moment . ’ |
| 5 | I want to go out for a ride in the open air . ’ |
| 6 | Oh well might have perhaps will you have a spare day No I want to go out for a meal No , but I been home but at dinner time just . |
| 7 | You want to go out for a wee wee puss ? |
| 8 | However , perhaps even more significantly , certainly for the junior players , is the opportunity they have earned to go forward for a personal screening at Bradnam 's unique Herts-based Dewhurst Tennis Academy , the operation which has firmly set about the task of uncovering a future British Wimbledon champion . |
| 9 | She wants to go away for a holiday , too . |
| 10 | they tried to go out for a meal , I do n't know whether it was christmas day or boxing day down in and they could n't get n in nowhere , I said well you would n't on a boxing day ! |
| 11 | Speedy 's lay-off Thomson collides the Forest man Gemmell and the whistle has gone eventually for a free kick to Forest . |
| 12 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
| 13 | Some fudge the issue by saying that the grandparent has gone away for a little while . |
| 14 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 15 | BOXER Michael Watson has gone home for a family Christmas to help with his recovery . |
| 16 | As you may already realise , once again the Almeida has gone in for a lot of posh posturing got up as a drama of social consciousness . |
| 17 | It could be that the couple simply decided to go away for a few days , but those who know Mrs Allsopp say it 's unlikely she would have left without telling anyone . |
| 18 | ‘ It all seemed to go on for a long time , but it must have been just a few seconds . ’ |
| 19 | It seemed to go on for a long time . |
| 20 | It seemed to go on for a very long time . |
| 21 | ‘ It seemed to go on for an awfully long time . |
| 22 | At first it was like leaning into a thick , inert sponge , and that seemed to go on for an age . |
| 23 | Then they 'd gone in for a look . |
| 24 | She wondered if the others were playing a joke on her : perhaps they 'd gone out for a walk ; perhaps , at this very moment , they were laughing at the thought of her waiting for a killer who would never come . |
| 25 | I had this octopus once in Germany and it , we 'd gone out for a meal and I was gon na have steak and mushrooms and |
| 26 | ‘ If you 're in the top 10 and let go even for an instant then you might as well be 200 , ’ she says . |
| 27 | My hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk , North ( Mr. Howell ) spoke recently on the radio about his idea of paying , say , £100 a week to people joining a community task force , enabling them to obtain work experience and contribute to society , which does not simply mean filling in holes in the road but involves going in for a range of useful activities , from working on environmental improvements to caring for the vulnerable in society . |
| 28 | For once the preciseness of the words did not irritate Aggie , and she answered gently , ‘ I 'm sorry , love , but … but she 's had to go away for a day or two . ’ |
| 29 | Mm , er what to think , oh I ca n't think of any words , oh we 're going to go off for an interview now anyway . |
| 30 | Firemen were called to the river Taff in Llandaff to rescue Eric , a 10-stone Irish Wolfhound who had got into deep water after deciding to go in for a swim . |