Example sentences of "have gone for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The he-man was spoilt for sports car choice in the mid '60s but when it came to the crunch he would probably have gone for either the Austin Healey or the AC Cobra . |
| 2 | On a dry pitch Kieft might have gone for goal instead of squaring the ball to Berghuis , one of four new Dutch caps to appear during the game , whose shot sailed high over the bar . |
| 3 | ‘ Developing countries are afraid funds for combating climate change will come out of funds that would have gone for development aid , ’ says Reddy . |
| 4 | ‘ The sort I could really have gone for twenty years ago . ’ |
| 5 | I would have gone for something a little snappier : ‘ A mad cow with a handbag , ’ comes to mind as a first attempt . |
| 6 | Cooper , who saw striker John Gayle sent off after an off-the-ball clash with Daniel Delicari in the 70th minute , stormed : ‘ With a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the competition , I thought the players would really have gone for it . |
| 7 | ‘ If the FA had asked me personally to select our opponents I 'd have gone for Orient , ’ said Still . |
| 8 | I would have thought you would have gone for a commission . |
| 9 | A harsher critic would have gone for the jugular and claimed that this was a blunt reiteration of those dormant adolescent prejudices . |
| 10 | It could n't have been hit by a missile because we know there are no missile-carrying planes around — even if there were , a heat-seeking missile , the only type that could nail it at that altitude , would have gone for the engines , not the nose cone . |
| 11 | ‘ If they thought the children were in danger they should have gone for a care order in the first place , ’ Levy said . |
| 12 | Overturning this residence order the Appeal Court was clear Nottinghamshire SSD should have used the Act 's public law provisions from the outset — it should have gone for a care order or a supervision order , enabling social workers to oversee the children 's welfare . |
| 13 | He 'd have gone for the Toraja " star funeral " , too , if we only knew when it was happening . |
| 14 | She had n't thought about how much of her hour remained , until bells started ringing , and she realized that they must have gone for her . |
| 15 | Six months ago he 'd have gone for it , maybe written back to some of them , seen it as a way out of the rut that his life had become … but not now . |
| 16 | Why she was here , she could n't imagine ; but her head was clearer than it had been in a long time , which meant that she must have gone for some hours without any kind of an injection . |
| 17 | ‘ If I 'd gone first , the house would have come to you with ten thousand and the rest would have gone for research into glandular diseases . ’ |
| 18 | If we 'd have gone for plc status first , then it would have given us the chance to work as a proper company . |
| 19 | If she 'd been at home and beset by devils like this , she would most likely have gone for a walk . |
| 20 | They could have gone for a potential Test candidate — like Essex left-arm paceman Mark Ilott . |
| 21 | The yellow card for a foul on Jochim and but Laws will be relieved he certainly could have gone for that . |
| 22 | He should have gone for a walk on the Downs or gone shopping in the town for antiques , or spent the morning browsing in bookshops . |
| 23 | or surely we 'd have gone for a different lot , |
| 24 | Even when Vinnie left — although we sold him for either what we bought him , or maybe 50 grand more , he had a very good season at Leeds , proved he could play a bit , he should have gone for more . |
| 25 | Yes you did it was er the advertisement I 'd seen or very similar in the Scotsman newspaper and I must admit when he got all the information I thought damn I should have gone for that myself . |
| 26 | As to Wayne Proctor , there were those who would have gone for the former Welsh hurdler , Nigel Walker , though , heaven knows , Proctor , the fastest player in the side , was himself no mean athlete in his schooldays . |
| 27 | what before his exam for his test ? , he 'd have gone for his medical and it was found on his |
| 28 | Should have gone for two should n't I ? |
| 29 | Now she was where we were and that office junior turned up she would have gone for there and I prob bet she will probably be quite |
| 30 | Perhaps you 'd have let me know we could have gone for a beer . |