Example sentences of "[conj] go for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take your pick from pure classic white or go for bolder shades |
| 2 | The Mainbocher triumphs were spiced with occasional purchases in Paris , but on the whole she found French clothes too imposing : ‘ I had better things to do in Paris than go for endless fittings anyway . |
| 3 | Old people still came , liking the quietness and the fact that there were no hills to climb ; but there 's absolutely nothing to do , Ruth thought , except go for gentle walks along the promenade , or — if you 're feeling really energetic — play a game of bowls in the park . |
| 4 | ‘ Our favourite times are Sunday afternoons , cooking , watching television and going for long walks . ’ |
| 5 | He remembered one time he 'd walked up here , in May , after she had started seeing him in the afternoons and going for long walks along the canal-side . |
| 6 | Then the robins came in and the children began climbing onto their backs and going for short flights . |
| 7 | ‘ The Chancellor is steering a careful course and going for steady growth . |
| 8 | But , but we are adjusting our rates and going for more work on the basis of a group , |
| 9 | Happens , but they do try and go for bigger takings , I mean they 'll not break into my house it wo n't be worth all that worth . |
| 10 | At night I would often get up and go for long walks in the school grounds , especially when the moon was full and I felt particularly restless , enjoying the silence and solitude of the woods . |
| 11 | I 'm not going to chuck you out and go for vacant possession or anything , life 's too short for that . |
| 12 | The move , at the 1,900-pupil Holyrood Roman Catholic Secondary in Glasgow , could pose a major threat to Strathclyde 's schools closure programme and present a tempting plum to the Scottish Office , which has been encouraging schools to leave council control and go for self-governing status . |
| 13 | Vote for our motion and go for higher places . |
| 14 | Avoid plastic and battery-operated toys as these use the most resources , and go for long-lasting crayons , rather than felt-tips , which dry out . |
| 15 | For starters , we only decided to break down the barriers and go for overseas imports last year because we needed an out-and-out fast bowler to make any impact on the championship . |
| 16 | Record these background effects tapes at as high a level as possible to minimise tape hiss , and go for longish recording runs to give yourself plenty of margin at editing . |
| 17 | He was dropped by Prabhakar in the gully when 73 , and at 89 should have been run out by yards , but Srikkanth 's throw from close range missed the stumps and went for four overthrows . |
| 18 | But if I had been given the chance when I was younger I might easily have made a mistake and gone for good looks and he might have turned out to be Old Nick to live with . |
| 19 | And we did a lot of experimentation as far as going for certain guitar sounds and stuff like that . |