Example sentences of "[coord] went [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We eventually fell madly in love and went away for a string of dirty weekends . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | As soon as it was light , I crept out of the room and went downstairs for a coffee at a nearby café . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I hate my fat knees , ’ she said , and went off for a ten-mile hike . |
| 6 | Then it turned around and went back for a drink of water . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | After breakfast he put a book in his pocket and went out for a walk . |
| 9 | But in the end he could stand it no longer and went out for a walk . |
| 10 | 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 . |