Example sentences of "[noun sg] go [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This at least gives him the freedom to go out for air and to do errands such as visiting local shops or going to the hairdresser . |
| 2 | The transcript goes on for pages and pages , and not a single word was said about any of those increases being phased in . |
| 3 | This sport went on for hours , well into the evening . |
| 4 | And the criminal record goes back for centuries . |
| 5 | Gun gang go down for 1p |
| 6 | Of every hundred pounds that 's invested , round about forty pounds goes straight to the government in betting duty , round about thirty pounds goes to the football pools in expenses , commissions and profits , leaving round about thirty pounds to be returned in prizes , and so you can see that your rate of return on football pools is extremely small , but on the other hand a very large number of people do enter the football pools , and when they win they can win considerable sums of money and it can make absolute rational economic sense to go in for football pools because you are giving yourself a chance , no matter how small , of winning a sum of money that you would n't expect to come across in any other way of your life . |
| 7 | In one direction only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean , while in the other the valley goes back for miles and miles . |
| 8 | After the deluge , life goes on for trout |
| 9 | So the good life goes on for George . |
| 10 | As the committee sat down to meet , the call went out for women to leave the hall , and the male members of the committee to remain . |
| 11 | But it was then , it was from er shop floor that I that the , when the call went out for volunteers for , for the armed forces which initially was called Land Defence Volunteers , L D V , which eventually was broken down to look , duck and vanish army . |
| 12 | In May 1940 with the threat of invasion a call went out for volunteers for a new force to be known as the Local Defence Volunteers or for short L.D.V. This was later to be called the Home Guard and " Dad 's Army " . |
| 13 | The show goes on for Swindon , that 's for sure . |
| 14 | Another advantage was being near enough to the basecamp to go back for lunch ; not only did it mean we could have a hot drink but it avoided the clammy sensation , which Carole graphically described , of sitting down for lunch when you 're soaked on the outside and soaked on the inside . |
| 15 | She let a draft go through for wages when Stevenson 's had no funds in that particular bank to cover it . |
| 16 | His first painting goes up for auction on Friday . |
| 17 | Refusing the invitation to go in for coffee , Fran hurried back to the car and drove across town , only slowing when she turned in through the gates of the college and made her way along the rutted gravel path to pull up in front of the old sandstone building next to Luke 's car . |
| 18 | Why should n't old Sombro go off for nights on the town if he felt like it ? |
| 19 | The street goes on for ages , but it 's pretty interesting . |
| 20 | ‘ It must be nice to have pictures of your family going back for years . |