Example sentences of "went [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Amy and I went out for the day . |
| 32 | I , I , mean we had erm , we went out for the day and they give us it was sandwiches |
| 33 | Went out for the day yesterday , could n't afford it Irene . |
| 34 | It went on and on until I was nearly frantic , so I went out for the evening several times in one week to release the tension . |
| 35 | Holmes went out for the morning , but he came back at lunch-time . |
| 36 | The appeal went out for the loan or gift of farms or country estates where Youth Allyah children could live , learn and work collectively . |
| 37 | The girls looked at me knowingly while the boss went behind for the stuff , and when they said , ‘ Ten pence , please ’ they turned to me . |
| 38 | He went back for the woman pedestrian he knocked down near a busy roundabout and helped her into his white Sierra car . |
| 39 | He went back for the President , lifting him from behind by both elbows and walking him into the shower with his boxer shorts and his sandals on . |
| 40 | Hilary Robarts said impatiently : ‘ But the body , when you first went back for the torch and saw her , you were certain she was dead ? ’ |
| 41 | Woosnam went boldly for the pin from 35 feet but sailed six feet past before Torrance rammed home his 30-footer , leaving his three rivals to pick up their balls and share second spot . |
| 42 | All went well for the outing until at one particularly reverent moment , the young son of the party stood on his seat and inquired with a loud voice : ‘ Dad , where are all the hypocrites ? ’ |
| 43 | The opening campaigns of the war went well for the French . |
| 44 | The attack began on 8 March and went well for the Italians at first . |
| 45 | WILLIAM SHAWCROSS , opposite page , never lived in Vietnam , but went there for The Sunday Times six times between 1972 and 1983 . |
| 46 | I went there for the opening and I 'm really proud to be associated with water because I think it 's I think it 's a wonderful piece of engineering and excellent . |
| 47 | Let's have a realistic attitude : Batty went there for the money . |
| 48 | I went there for the clothing , because Antoinette wanted me to take photographs . |
| 49 | Added to that , there was something about the Wartberg works that I found soothing the first time I went there for the interview . |
| 50 | And we went there for the Christmas one did n't we ? |
| 51 | The P1154 went ahead for the RAF only ; and the Navy was allowed to buy the American Phantom . |