Example sentences of "i went [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daphne recalls how , early on , ‘ I made the mistake of allowing one to become too fond of me and , when I went away for two weeks , she died of a broken heart . |
| 2 | In return , she offered to look after my own birds when I went away for one weekend ( it was after the war but rationing was still in force , and most people who could , kept chickens ) . |
| 3 | Just before Christmas I moved jobs , and in the middle of January I went away for three days on a course . |
| 4 | That was an experience I went through for many months , not saying anything . |
| 5 | I was meant to talk for fifteen minutes but I went on for three-quarters of an hour . |
| 6 | I mention this now to Gordon and he chuckles : ‘ I went specially for that shot . |
| 7 | I experienced the medical practice side , I went out for two or three assignments to get a feel for it and it 's doable . |
| 8 | Well , I went down for that Christmas . |
| 9 | And like I went down for that one Monday . |
| 10 | I missed several classes because they put me up in , for instance I , when I came up from the infants to the big school I missed the first standard and they put me into standard two and I went from two , three , four , five , six , seven and seven and I was only eleven , you see , so I did pretty well and then the Headmaster came to my parents and said , why do n't you let her go in for a scholarship to Stowmarket Secondary and so I went in for that and er there was one other girl went as well , there were two of us and erm , and of course we only heard during the summer break and er we passed . |
| 11 | But I did n't give up , I went in for another and I came third again , and then I gave up , so that was the end of that . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | No it was our summer holiday , I went off for two weeks , when I came back Paula was off for a month . |
| 14 | Kathleen and I went off for some lunch and we then went to have a look at the castle . |
| 15 | Yes , her and I went together for seventeen year , before us got married . ’ |