Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] go in for " in BNC.

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1 Typically , Gedge has since gone in for his usual strict self-criticism .
2 The arts community has always gone in for manic attention-seeking , of course — the oxygen of publicity ( to borrow a phrase ) being crucial to its survival .
3 I 've trained her , but she has n't gone in for the exams .
4 None of the European resorts has yet gone in for the wholesale investment in snow-making which we see in the United States , mainly because the capital outlay is enormous and the running costs extremely high .
5 ‘ Diana is an Uptown girl who has never gone in for downtown men , ’ observes Rory Scott .
6 The royal family does not go in for oratory , so the policy is evident mostly in endless American- and British-made videos on television , boasting of Saudi Arabia 's military and industrial prowess .
7 The Old Testament does not go in for saints .
8 Genesis does not go in for saints ( though Joseph will , perhaps , approach that status ) .
9 Enya does n't go in for intellectual analysis of her music much , but when I tell her these first reactions to her heart- breakingly beautiful new album , ‘ Shepherd Moons ’ , she lights up with a certain delighted relief that two years of studio work seems to be hitting the right target .
10 Besides , the KGB does n't go in for assassinations these days . ’
11 You know he does n't go in for a lot of heavy discussion about things . ’
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