Example sentences of "went [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I went right for the flag . |
| 2 | Erm no I went away for the weekend this weekend and er made four ta tapes of me and Frank in the car driving around from er we went to erm Oxford first then we went to Bournemouth , then we went to Winchester and then we went to Cheltenham , . |
| 3 | went away for the weekend we could ask him along could n't we ? |
| 4 | my brother and sister went away for the week , right , |
| 5 | I went home for the summer holidays weighing seven stone six pounds . |
| 6 | but I went straight for the directory . |
| 7 | Agnes knew the room and went straight for the telephone . |
| 8 | Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action ! |
| 9 | Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action ! |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ? ’ |
| 13 | The opening campaigns of the war went well for the French . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Let's have a realistic attitude : Batty went there for the money . |
| 16 | I went there for the clothing , because Antoinette wanted me to take photographs . |
| 17 | Added to that , there was something about the Wartberg works that I found soothing the first time I went there for the interview . |
| 18 | And we went there for the Christmas one did n't we ? |