Example sentences of "go [adv] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It seemed to go on for an awfully long time . |
| 2 | At first it was like leaning into a thick , inert sponge , and that seemed to go on for an age . |
| 3 | Yes if she 's coming out you mean you do n't , you do n't have to do it all tonight she wan might want to be talking about erm her grading a lot so you ca n't expect her to do any work until she 's got that out of her system she might want to go on for an hour or so . |
| 4 | When the baby cries a lot , and Lesley gets angry with her , I tell her to go off for an hour and I 'll look after her . |
| 5 | Mm , er what to think , oh I ca n't think of any words , oh we 're going to go off for an interview now anyway . |
| 6 | But certainly by the end of the 17th century there was a huge concert up there at this time of the morning going on for an hour . |
| 7 | he 's applied to the Metropolitan police , he 's going down for an interview in June |
| 8 | They 've suggested a meeting down there but , my point i I feel that there 's no point going down for an argument cos that 's all it 's going to be . |
| 9 | point going down for an argument . |
| 10 | She started going through her bag , making sure she had everything , like a woman going out for an ordinary evening . |
| 11 | Are you going out for an evening meal , or ? |
| 12 | If you are going abroad for an extended period , the other option is to take your dog with you . |
| 13 | After deciding we like a band , we would consider whether to make singles with an option for an album , or to go straight for an album . |
| 14 | ‘ I have to go out for an hour or so ; therefore I suggest that you acquaint yourself with the filing system and generally try to get the feel of the place . |
| 15 | Well he 's taken us out when they 've been to bloody shop working and come back and wa I admitted that , but I mean just to go out for an evening . |
| 16 | Yeah if they if their churning out the stock that tu tend to churn out , I mean I go along for an enquiry for a few and find they 've got thousands in stock . |
| 17 | Once a celebrity has agreed to be a guest , the researcher assigned to him or her will go along for an exploratory conversation . |
| 18 | He went out for an evening walk , and that really got Dolly 's goat . |
| 19 | The Party loved it , they gave him a standing ovation and Mr Kinnock went back for an encore to tell them to save their strength for the election . |
| 20 | He went quickly downstairs and left a note for his mother saying that he could n't sleep and had gone out for an early morning bike ride . |
| 21 | Friends of hers who already have babies tend to speak frankly and moan openly , with a lengthy litany of ‘ nevers ’ : ‘ You 'll never go out for an impromptu evening … sleep through the night … read a book in the bath … go to the loo in peace again ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ If you 're in the top 10 and let go even for an instant then you might as well be 200 , ’ she says . |
| 23 | Dr Tehyi Hsieh took five curtain calls after that lecture , and I went back-stage for an interview afterwards . |
| 24 | They asked me to go there for an interview , and from that they recommended a therapist who would see me at her home . |