Example sentences of "[adv] go [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 2 | In America they would keep them in a home until they were old enough to go into a jail |
| 3 | He had only to go for a spin with Freddie Reynalde or spend half an hour too long in the pub for her shoulders to slump and her eyes to fill . |
| 4 | We had only to go for a walk through the empty streets and someone would appear in a doorway to invite us for dinner . |
| 5 | Er where you 've got a note that obviously goes over a beat as in that one there |
| 6 | Cos you ca n't go and say well I 'm only going for a couple of weeks ! |
| 7 | He 's only , he 's only going for a couple of weeks |
| 8 | There 's this picturesque white elephant development on the Costa del Sol , apparently going for a song . |
| 9 | She and Boldwood were obviously going for a ride together . |
| 10 | Well it was a large double-fronted house and it was sand-bagged all round and there were tables and to er , administer , you know , wardens in the unevent of air raids which they used to do and they used to patrol the streets looking for lights to see if pe my nan actually got fined once cos she , she event inadvertently went into a room and put the light on and forgot she 'd left the curtains open and an air raid warden happened to be around she , she got hauled into court and fined five pounds for that , er she er I , I once I was just thinking the other day just telling a friend of mine , they had an actual practice air raid once and in some old buildings in the Burchells and we as kids had to go and lie in there and wait till we 'd got a tag on and what would happen to us a label and they took us to the first aid post in , an ambulance came and picked us up on a stretcher and took us to the first aid post in Road . |
| 11 | Oh , yes , they they obviously go through a stage of trying to make sure that erm , theoretically it is correct , |
| 12 | You know he only went to he only went for a pee you know what I mean that cramming five pound and ten pound deals at him , and he 's going , No you can , you know . |
| 13 | Men who only went into a shop for ‘ baccy ’ , matches or a paper , were sent round to the local grocer 's and butcher 's shops to buy up everything that was n't nailed down . |
| 14 | he only went about a week and then he closed . |
| 15 | He turned up at the dance studio in a pair of very skimpy tight shorts and observing that everyone else was very white and wore towelling track suits , and seeing that he was very tall and very naked , got nervous so went for a walk and smoked a joint . |
| 16 | ‘ These people deliberately target places where people only go for a bit of entertainment . |
| 17 | ‘ You know perfectly well , Marler , that these days I only go after a story I think is really worthwhile . |
| 18 | Organic meat needs experienced butchery and not a quick swipe with the band saw before being instantly packaged — so go to a butcher who buys his meat on the hoof from a farmer who is n't into organics just for the sake of profit . |
| 19 | If they had all gone for a midnight swim , we would have had the worst slick since the Torrey Canyon . |
| 20 | You better go in a minute love |
| 21 | I better go in a minute . |
| 22 | I 'd better go in a minute . |
| 23 | So Dave said well let's , you know , you sit and eat , and eat , he said let's get up Christmas present , have a couple of Christmas presents , going swimming ten till twelve , perhaps go for a walk over the common or something , |
| 24 | Then Clare took her by the elbow and led her along the path which suddenly went through a gate and stopped . |
| 25 | He 'd only go for a couple of hours to his London office . |
| 26 | It is , however , possible to respect the limitations without totally abandoning the idea of a holiday altogether , or deciding that you can only go with a friend ( which could be disastrous ) . |
| 27 | There were large and small holes and we could only go through a hole once . |
| 28 | ‘ I have n't got the money just to go as a traveller , and there are n't that many jobs abroad . |
| 29 | She just goes for a walk . |
| 30 | And there is a car with a blue light on the top of it just going through a gate in the fence . |