Example sentences of "go [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conversation is about how to respond to an invitation to " step outside " at a party : the gist of B's turn is that if someone were to ask her to go outside for " fresh air " at a party , she would not want to go outside for fresh air , and would not go . |
| 2 | We 're going mainly for wild water buffalo , banteng and seladang , " said the senator , his resonant Southern drawl sounding loud in the stillness that lay over the river . |
| 3 | In the diary Mr Springhall reports how the emigrants ' luggage was searched going aboard for intoxicating liquor , and how the ‘ stress of weather ’ kept the ship in port before before setting sail . |
| 4 | Next B states , in London English , her attitude to all such propositions : " I do n't wan na go outside for fresh air , right " — and now switches to Creole to echo her own words , but more emphatically : not only would she not want to go , she will not : " I 'm not going outside ( ever ) for any fresh air " . |
| 5 | Went away for half-term holiday . |
| 6 | Presently she went downstairs for hot water . |
| 7 | I hope it went well for Dimitri Dimitrovitch . ’ |
| 8 | The Public Security Ministry announced on June 25 that Fang and Li had been given " lenient treatment today " and had " gone abroad for medical treatment " . |
| 9 | Only text authorized for publication should go forward for final make-up . |