Example sentences of "went [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They never went in for small talk ( ‘ Had a nice day at the office , darling ? ’ complete with obligatory peck .
2 When I first went in for forensic medicine he used me a lot and I got a great deal of experience I would n't otherwise have had because he was never too proud to ask for a specialist opinion .
3 Went away for half-term holiday .
4 Presently she went downstairs for hot water .
5 The Civilization Society more deliberately went out for bipartisan support and one result was that the six Conservative MPs who belonged to only one antislavery body chose to give their support to it .
6 I hope it went well for Dimitri Dimitrovitch . ’
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