Example sentences of "go for [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 At rehearsals , Les Cox agreed it would be wiser not to practise falling down the stairs as it was a skill which took months to acquire — better just to go for it on the night .
2 That goes for everyone on the mainland as well .
3 Given that Scotland has little going for it in the way of geography , nothing special in the natural resources department compared with the seriously oil-rich countries and now a minimal industrial base , he argues that the asset in which we have consistently under-invested is our people .
4 Financially , and for security , the English scene has a bit more going for us at the moment .
5 ‘ Is that the one whose husband went for her with a chopper ? ’
6 Well , he fired a pistol and someone went for him with the blade of a scythe . ’
7 All Scotland 's impressive technique and tactical shrewdness went for nought in the 26th minute , though , when they lost a depressingly poor goal .
8 ‘ In fact , I did n't even know McCallen had n't started for I just got my head down and went for it from the fall of the flag .
9 She had the guts to decide what she wanted and went for it in an open , una-shamed way .
10 I go bananas I go spare I go for you in a big way I go for you with
11 It 's hardly surprising , I suppose , that the ladies go for us in a big way and come across so quickly , with our impassive oblong of a face , our clean and powerful hands .
12 If we want something , then we go for it in the best possible way we know .
13 ‘ In the one-day game you have to be positive and go for it from the word go .
14 But the Princess Royal has never enjoyed the grandeur of formal royal occasions and the second time round she will most likely go for something along the lines of the more relaxed and comfortable clothes that she usually favours .
15 I could really go for him in a big way , but he 's going steady with the staff nurse on Rainbow .
16 That 's why Max is totally into it and will go for it like a madman if he knows that the guys playing are good enough to get it .
17 Gone for something with a bit of class .
18 The future , politically and economically , looks quite too far gone for anything but a divine intervention to help .
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