Example sentences of "[be] going for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 really worked for families if you 're going for a day or maybe two days .
2 " Because we 're going for a trip , " he said .
3 We 're going for a swim ! ’
4 Yeah , they 're going for a swim
5 What about the day she collapsed in the the hairdressers and only we 're going for a drink .
6 ‘ We 're going for a drive . ’
7 My proles are a bit wary of them , when they see the steam they think they 're going for a mess of pottage .
8 Oh wanted a word with you see how much money you 've been putting in my , and we 're going for a mortgage now .
9 So you 're actually , if you 're going for a job , you want er for the highest place where you get the highest wages , which was a for any working , you 're going
10 We 're going for a meal on Friday are n't we ?
11 She does n't wear her muzzle all the time — it depends where we 're going for a walk .
12 ‘ Get on your fucking feet , we 're going for a walk . ’
13 We 're going for a walk … ’
14 ‘ So we 're going for a walk , I take it ?
15 We 're going for a walk . ’
16 We 're going for a walk along the river to see if we can if the swans are near the Old Gate Bridge .
17 We 're going for a walk to .
18 They could get hot water , but only after the fire had been going for a while and the back boiler had heated up .
19 But the station 's spokesman Jeff Simpson said last night : ‘ It 's a direction in which Radio One has been going for a couple of years .
20 a standard Anglepoise lamp er which it 's been going for a number of years , you can get it in about six different colours to match different designs of , er put colour into your room , now if somebody was spending a lot of time sitting knitting and has to look at the knitting or has to look at the pattern then er a good strong light which wo n't get in their eyes but goes straight on to what , whatever they 're doing , is by far the best thing for them , er but they say oh I do n't like it , it 's a bit angular is n't it , erm , modern sort of thing , er but because it 's angular it does n't mean to say it 's not gon na fit into the room it 's the right thing for it , er for the person doing that work .
21 This is a firm and they 've been going for a number of years .
22 ‘ Pettigrew and I are going for a stroll , ’ said Mark , who had been finding the atmosphere of the tea room rather oppressive and not really what he had come to Rome for .
23 Teamed with plain or multi-print shirts they look the part whether you are going for a meal , to the pub or to work .
24 Teamed with plain or multi-print shirts they look the part whether you are going for a meal , to the pub or to work .
25 Obviously if you did a course in engineering or modern languages and you are going for a job where these skills are required it should not be difficult to explain that this is what positively interests you and you chose the subject because you wanted to go on to employment in the same field .
26 If you are going for a job that you have never done before , either from necessity or because you are looking for a change of direction , you should take care to prepare for this question by listing all the experience and personal qualities you have which suit you for the job .
27 For this reason you should take young dogs out on various journeys , and not just when they are going for a walk .
28 Tim and Topsy are going for a walk , too .
29 They are going for a walk with their Father . ’
30 I 'm going for a red .
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