Example sentences of "[coord] went [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We eventually fell madly in love and went away for a string of dirty weekends . ’ |
| 2 | Agnes knew the room and went straight for the telephone . |
| 3 | Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action ! |
| 4 | Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action ! |
| 5 | She began plunging the pole down into the pot once more but , feeling suddenly rebellious , she stopped work and went outside for a breath of fresh air . |
| 6 | As soon as it was light , I crept out of the room and went downstairs for a coffee at a nearby café . |
| 7 | Fifteen miles north , they put into St Abbs haven , under the mighty headland of that name , just before dawn , and went ashore for a few hours ' rest in a hay barn . |
| 8 | The attack began on 8 March and went well for the Italians at first . |
| 9 | ‘ I hate my fat knees , ’ she said , and went off for a ten-mile hike . |
| 10 | Then it turned around and went back for a drink of water . |
| 11 | Anna read the letter with incomprehension , then put Charlotte into her secondhand pram — donated by the Young Wives ' Group — and went out for a long and significant walk . |
| 12 | After breakfast he put a book in his pocket and went out for a walk . |
| 13 | But in the end he could stand it no longer and went out for a walk . |
| 14 | Mark crossed the imposing entrance hall and went out for the last time . |
| 15 | WILLIAM SHAWCROSS , opposite page , never lived in Vietnam , but went there for The Sunday Times six times between 1972 and 1983 . |
| 16 | She could not keep from the house on the bay but went late for a brief evening swim and , elated with resolution , left soon after dinner . |