Example sentences of "[modal v] go [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 I was so struck with the place that when I came back to Le Court I told John that he ought to go there for a visit .
2 The outcome is expected to influence Scottish Homes in deciding whether Waverley or Eildon should go forward for a four-week postal ballot in June .
3 if I won bigger money , I should go in for a new house , which would be built to our own idea , so that we could get a bigger scullery … .
4 The counsel given was probably the best in the circumstances , which was that I should go abroad for a break .
5 ‘ What would you say if I told you I must go away for a week ?
6 He says , and then you 'll go downstairs for a cup of tea and then you 'll he says , get back into bed !
7 ‘ The likes of her 'll go on for a bit yet , ’ said Jack .
8 We 'll go out for a meal after the performance , ’ said her husband , slitting open the last of his letters .
9 " I say , darling , " Stephen said , " I think I 'll go out for a bit , blow the cobwebs away . "
10 ‘ I 'll wash my hair — and then I 'll go out for a walk . ’
11 ‘ We 'll go out for a meal , to a quiet exclusive mirador I know with the most spectacular views across to Cabo de Formentor and then we 'll talk , really talk . ’
12 they do n't do enough work to really create any problems today , do you see what they 're to do somebody will say ooh we 'll go out for a ride
13 We 'll go out for a drive probably out an hour , whereas years ago the horse used to come out the stable at seven in the morning he would n't go back till probably five at night .
14 cos what we 'll do we 'll go out for a meal in the evening
15 Yes well I 'll go fortnightly for a little while then it 'll tail off .
16 ‘ I think I 'll go home for a couple of hours then come back later , ’ replied Nina , standing up and draining her mug .
17 You 'll go faster for a rest . ’
18 That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two .
19 ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’
20 Then I play with the baby and we might go out for a walk or go and see friends — that sort of thing .
21 We could go away for a weekend together , we could ; we could wake up next morning and eat croissants and drink coffee from blue china bowls .
22 However , he left the next day , calling later to ask Lorna to meet him nearby with £500 cash so he could go away for a few days .
23 ‘ We could go away for a bit — a break ; a couple of weeks perhaps .
24 It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline .
25 The list could go on for a long time .
26 This is another list that could go on for a long time .
27 I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell .
28 But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear ,
29 Perhaps we could go there for a drink later ?
30 ‘ Well , I suppose you could go there for a new typewriter , though as I say , they 're mainly interested in bulk orders .
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