Example sentences of "go [adv] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortly after leaving Folkestone we were preparing to enter Ramsgate harbour on a cold , blustery day which prompted me to go below for my duffel coat as I normally conned Venturous alongside from the open bridge . |
| 2 | In one group of eight , half chose to go in for their first farrowing ; the second time they farrowed , all eight went in . |
| 3 | I do n't honestly know , he said er , he 's got to go in for his test , he said , and then I 'll have to see about a car so I do n't know whether they 're gon na buy him one or not |
| 4 | Used to go in for your model paints and coloured marbles |
| 5 | We 're off er well York this funny thing I got to see that it all goes through for my dad . |
| 6 | Or if you wanted to go home for your dinner and go back again in the afternoon , well , that was four and sixpence , which entitled you to do a Saturday journey . |
| 7 | Jonadab was in the depths of depression : he had kept the stallion in his stable and before going in for their midday meal , both father and sons were in consultation round the gentle grey . |
| 8 | Occasionally , after refreshments — two would go in at two o'clock , two more at half past two , and so on — the only time you could have a natter with your colleague was when you left the station and you saw the sergeant going in for his refreshments . |
| 9 | That was all they did get … the Gloucester pack huffed and puffed again and blew Bristol down … with Phillips going through for his second try … |
| 10 | " But he 's only going over for our sakes — so we can make contact . " |
| 11 | you , you ca n't have the cars and bikes out , you 're going home now , mummy 's come to get you , you 're going home for your tea |
| 12 | no I 'm sorry but you ca n't have the cars and bikes out because it 's tea time and you 're going home for your tea , Bryony 's had her hair cut and mummy 's come back there 's look |
| 13 | Dublin , with a load of chromium-polluted effluent , decided that going home for his tea was a more attractive proposition than completing his run . |
| 14 | It 's not a nuisance going off for his weekend break in the . |
| 15 | When she had told Mr Evans , he had gone very quiet ; and then , just as they were going up for their bath , he suggested the picnic . |
| 16 | I , you know I , I just loathe the thought of leaving it and leaving it until the next thing is you 're going up for her funeral you know ? |
| 17 | Well I 'm , I 'm going up for my shower is that okay ? |
| 18 | ‘ That 's funny , ’ said Ken , ‘ I was thinking of going there for my holiday . ’ |
| 19 | He was going upstairs for his siesta . |
| 20 | There is erm a chap down our road had a had a huge dog and when he when he took it for a walk , you know he used to he used to stagger along with him and my wife used to say there he goes again , the do what was it she used to say , the dog 's taking the man for a walk again and it i do you think it 's that sort of idea you know that in some households th the dog takes over from the er sort of central figure , even the dominant figure , things hinge round the dog , you know the holiday what shall we do with the dog , pouring down with rain but the dog has to go out for its walk and somebody has to take it . |
| 21 | How the hell do you think they felt when their darling Hilary was too busy to go out for her brother 's wedding ? ’ |
| 22 | Just when I was intending to go out for my tuna sandwich , there arrived what I believe they call the full panoply of the Law , in the shape of an Inspector called Bush , and his Sergeant . |
| 23 | Stephen goes out for his dinner , he 's young . " |
| 24 | Perhaps they are so anxious for everything to go well for their offspring that they insist on making all his decisions for him . |
| 25 | er and of course the gold award erm older guys next year 's team then can go on for their their gold . |
| 26 | On another night , he went on for his Fred Astaire routine , after one of three ultra-quick changes , with his flies open . |
| 27 | She went inside for her briefcase and Steve gave her a thoughtful look as she passed him and then polished off the remains of his champagne in one gulp . |
| 28 | " I must go in for my lesson now , " she said . |
| 29 | He 'll go in for his maths , wo n't study , go in for his maths and get an A. |
| 30 | He 'll go in for his maths , wo n't study , go in for his maths and get an A. |