Example sentences of "he went for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was to be Philpot 's last visit to the School : on 9th December 1974 he went for a drive near Haverfordwest , and died peacefully in his parked car . |
| 2 | Robyn found herself saying , ‘ So he went for a drive to let off some steam and that was the last … ’ |
| 3 | Dad told them he went for a drink to the pub at Goldsithney , that he left at about nine and came straight home . ’ |
| 4 | He went for a swim in his own carp pond and drowned . ’ |
| 5 | After spending two years at the South Kensington School of Art , he went for a year to the office of the architect Sir Ernest George when he was still only eighteen . |
| 6 | Alan left him howling in the cot again while he went for a bowl of water . |
| 7 | Paul , erm he was his wife was there and his dad he went for a bath for a walk , a walk around |
| 8 | One man was shot four times in the legs as he went for a walk . |
| 9 | ‘ I expect he went for a walk after . |
| 10 | One evening , after a particularly violent fight , when she threw things at him and chased him out of the house , he went for a walk alone through the town . |
| 11 | If he 's not there , perhaps he went for a walk in the grounds ? ’ |
| 12 | Sometimes , when he went for a walk , she followed him ; if he stopped to look at something she stopped too and when he walked fast , she walked fast to keep up with him . |
| 13 | He went for a time to Australia , then jumped ship in Cape Town ( which caused a scandal ) and was subsequently cared for by his uncle Willy , Theunis 's younger son . |
| 14 | He went for a job just after leaving school and the guy at the interview asked him if he 'd ever encountered prejudice and he said , ‘ Well , sometimes . ’ |