Example sentences of "go for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel sorry for the Tories , they will only be able to go for a cruise around the world once instead of two or three times a year . |
| 2 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
| 3 | It was his habit to go for a run round his island every day before breakfast , and that morning , because rain was forecast for the rest of the day , he 'd taken advantage of the brief spell of fine weather early on to gather up driftwood from the beach after his run . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't suppose you were able to go for a run this morning in this weather ? ’ |
| 5 | Yes , well up here in Scotland er where I live erm the maincrop variety Golden Wonder tends to certainly need a par boiling and a par boiling only er when cooking so it needs about what five to six minutes or something like that but erm any more and the tatties go to mash and er that 's why I think a lot of the Golden Wonders er in Scotland are cooked in their skins but erm if I was to go for a variety that er I enjoy would be one called Pentland Ivory , it 's a , a nice flowery spud er and you get quite a plentiful supply of them too so it 's quite a good variety but you know the old Kerr 's Pink used to be called I think Henry 's Seedling , I remember rightly and then it changed its name to Kerr 's Pink because Kerr was a seedsman up in who really introduced it and er that was just after the first world war and that 's a good one , that 's a very good one and it 's got that waxy skin as well you see so it might be quite useful . |
| 6 | PPC If you are dead set against replacing your motherboard ( which is the option I 'd go for ) then your only alternative , other than buying a new set up , is to go for a processor replacement card . |
| 7 | ‘ The decision to go for a greenfield site was taken in June , 1992 , and the countdown to Highbridge — a site within reach of all employees , with good motorway links — began soon afterwards , ’ he said . |
| 8 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 9 | The normal ‘ use ’ is to go for a joyride , to get home after missing the last bus or train or for the use in crime . |
| 10 | In the Paris of the 19th century , it was a pleasure to go for a stroll and to be delighted by the public buildings . |
| 11 | He said , ‘ Remember that next time you want to go for a stroll . ’ |
| 12 | He had , in fact , just left me on a bench in a nearby park where we had spent some time together before he decided to go for a stroll . |
| 13 | ‘ Odd place to go for a midnight stroll , sir , ’ said the older one sarkily . |
| 14 | I had to go for a piss . |
| 15 | I had to go for a piss , so I did n't watch him for very long . |
| 16 | No one can force you to undergo a medical examination ( although if the contract provides for one , you will risk serious disciplinary action by refusing to comply with an order to go for a check-up ) . |
| 17 | She suspected that she was pregnant when she began seeing Alan , but this was only confirmed when she had to go for a check-up because Alan had a urinal infection . |
| 18 | How come the board have allowed Cuntona to go for a sing and a prayer ? |
| 19 | Sometimes she even manages to go for a drink or meal with friends . |
| 20 | ‘ What I 'd really like to do now is to go for a drink with you . |
| 21 | Richard Miles led a quiet life … and used to go for a drink a couple of times a week with friends at the Kings Heads in the village of Eastington , about three miles from his home . |
| 22 | She 's longing to go for a gallop is n't she ? |
| 23 | They did n't look the sort to go for a ramble |
| 24 | F. These are some things most people think about when they are choosing where to go for a holiday . |
| 25 | I might have to go for a recall . |
| 26 | You 've got to go for a ball that 's on the table . |
| 27 | There is not point arranging to play squash if you dislike the game , or vowing to go for a jog each day , if you hate running . |
| 28 | That 's probably why I want to go for a dump now . |
| 29 | ‘ I was about to go for a turn around the village , ’ said Hope , switching the subject , as he thought , adroitly . |
| 30 | To go for a drive in a boyfriend 's car seemed the height of sophistication . |