Example sentences of "went in for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small groups went in for spasmodic cattle thieving with familiar equipment and familiar methods , including blackmail . |
| 2 | Instead they went in for archaic exclamations such as ‘ Botheration ! ’ or made up their own : ‘ Slitherkins ! ’ |
| 3 | They never went in for small talk ( ‘ Had a nice day at the office , darling ? ’ complete with obligatory peck . |
| 4 | Groups went in for all kinds of sponsored walks , knit-ins , beard-shavings , and even silence . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In Cambridge she quickly established herself as a cult figure of mysterious portent : she claimed to be in love with her brother , whom nobody had ever seen , and went in for gnomic utterances and baroque clutter . |
| 7 | Do you think it would be a good idea if there were more women that went in for these areas ? |
| 8 | Well it 'd probably be the June or July before I went in for this exam , which they did n't hold very frequently and er then I had to pass this exam and that I could leave school in the August , Bank Holiday . |