Example sentences of "[noun pl] went [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though modern readers might wish to repay Mr Ruskin 's ‘ hard work ’ recorded in a 1854 entry , with hard labour , the practice of dismembering books went on for many centuries . |
| 2 | It was an emphatic display by Rangers on a night when the lights went out for all English interest in Europe . |
| 3 | Last night six names went forward for next month 's selection contest caused by the decision of Mr Ted Leadbitter to retire after 25 years . |
| 4 | Groups went in for all kinds of sponsored walks , knit-ins , beard-shavings , and even silence . |
| 5 | Small groups went in for spasmodic cattle thieving with familiar equipment and familiar methods , including blackmail . |
| 6 | Others went off for extended periods as migrant ( dekasegi ) workers or severed their ties with the land altogether . |
| 7 | The battles went on for four days that August and at least thirty-four people were killed . |
| 8 | Family Day at OBEX was the highlight of the year , and preparations went on for several weeks in advance . |
| 9 | A flicker of hope came when three West Indian wickets went down for 69 , but then it was Haynes ' turn to come good after a disappointing series . |
| 10 | A target of 128 should not have been beyond England , but four wickets went down for 15 and it was left to Gower and Botham to make a game of it . |