Example sentences of "go for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | hello , hi Matt , alright I did an absolute steamer , excellent , did it really well , it only took me an hour and ten minutes it took me an hour and ten minutes I have n't no I knew , I knew vaguely , knew vaguely enough I mean I have , perfect question came up just describe er the youths portrayed in the er book and there was only two , there was the main character who I got most of the stuff from , from what Katie told me and the rest was the other bloke was called Carston Corsalius and basically all we knew about him was he fancied this other one , the main character , and erm was a journalist , that was it ah put it in nine times , no , I , I do n't know what it means eh , er Matt did n't come in , er a bit of a shame could n't no yeah , what did you really want ? or was that it ? yeah yeah , fixed , flexible and managed yes fixed , flex , fixed , flexible and managed oh right yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , do n't they and er advantages and disadvantages of indirect tax was , untax and direct was the other one , you know it indirect taxes yes yeah I ca n't remember , I really ca n't remember , like a colour yeah , you wan na know both of those , I 'd , I , I could n't remember all of demand pull , I put down the wage , price , wage spiral or the waged price spiral , that 's a stinker that is , that 's a beauty , I put that down , its ' a beaut , that 's my best diagram and I did three diagram' in four essays I hate doing diagram' yeah he 's here now , we 're about to go for a quick drink like , he says he 's been revising all day so erm , and I shall , I shall brief him , just as you would expect , I shall tell him all he needs I do n't , I do n't want to leave him in the lurch okay see you in French yeah , bye , bye , bye |
| 32 | But this year , with an anniversary to celebrate and an odd pattern of weather whose effects on normal fruiting patterns I was curious to explore , I felt inclined to go for a proper , inquisitive foray , a working lunch , so to speak . |
| 33 | Having always liked the idea of living in the country , Geoff decided to go for a country-style kitchen . |
| 34 | ‘ You might be able to go for a short walk in a couple of days , ’ said Joe . |
| 35 | When I found out what was going on I persuaded the colonel to go for a little holiday — and then , ’ he continued angrily when Hilary snorted derisively again , ‘ when I did meet you , I could n't believe my eyes . |
| 36 | IF Eugene Kertsman asks you to go for a little jog to keep fit — watch out ! |
| 37 | It only wants to go for a little 'un now and I 'll say , right that dog 'll be out the door . |
| 38 | I 'll have to go for a little walk . |
| 39 | Financial software house Quality Software Products Holdings Plc has taken the plunge and decided to go for a full listing on the UK stock exchange ‘ to exploit the business opportunities ’ presented by its newly-launched Universal OLAS product ( CI No 2,116 ) . |
| 40 | Virtual reality systems supplier Division Ltd intends to go for a full listing on the UK stock exchange , with the share placing expected to take place next week courtesy of Manchester-based broker , Henry Cooke Lumsden . |
| 41 | If you decide to go for a full conversion , it could cost about £8,000 to £10,000 of which 50 to 75 per cent could be added to the value of the house . |
| 42 | now I am retired and er yes last year I was feeling a bit decrepit , you know I used to go for a full wal walk round after lunch , after dinner , around where she lives and it 's much harder now . |
| 43 | I still have grave doubts as to whether it is right to go for a single currency , fixed exchange rates and the whole of that considerable abdication of political sovereignty . |
| 44 | We should not find it easy to go for a single currency if we had already moved down the federalist route in a dangerous way on foreign and defence policies . |
| 45 | Jack and Miguel got their pars and it was Harley 's turn to go for a closing birdie to put him well up the leader board . |
| 46 | Ponty skipper Nigel Bezani was first to go for a high tackle in which he elbowed centre John Apsee , but the Bridgend man admitted : ‘ I was surprised he was sent off . ’ |
| 47 | The team began experimenting there in December ‘ 88 and by the end of January it was felt right to go for a public launch on Palm Sunday ‘ 89 with attendant door to door visiting with invitations , and publicity to the press and media . |
| 48 | Solicitors are frequently appointed not only in the legal departments but in the secretarial departments of large concerns ; but a person who intends to go for a secretarial department would be better advised to obtain a secretarial rather than a legal qualification ( to have both would , of course , be best of all ) . |
| 49 | When one goes for a major adventure like tornado you hope that most of the difficulties are are ironed out , clearly they 're not , another set of difficulties emerges . |
| 50 | The stockings on Christmas morning are always full of useful things ( Clarissa 's includes Pond 's Cold Cream and tights ) , then after church the family goes for a long walk to work up a hearty appetite for dinner . |
| 51 | Her character , Angela , goes for a Bohemian lifestyle and an affair with bumbling cop Matthew Modine . |
| 52 | An NIS Domain licence goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 53 | An NIS Domain license goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 54 | ‘ If this is thrown out and the company then goes for a public inquiry , we will fight them all the way . ’ |
| 55 | Erm , it was not possible to get your views in , as it were , personnel terms rather than financial terms on that er report , but er as it were on your behalf , we supported the Treasurer 's er recommendation for reasons set out in paragraph one four , and if I can er explain that for you a little little more , de-regulation could mean , that each employing authority has it 's own scheme of superannuation , or not , and if not would simply leave employees in a position of taking them off the state scheme S E R P S or going for a personal pension . |
| 56 | Going for a mere $50m , the Empire State Building is up for sale . |
| 57 | Do n't mess about with fireworks and always let an adult light them if you 're going for a small family display . |
| 58 | That 'll keep her going for a wee while . |
| 59 | Th keep that going for a wee while again . |
| 60 | There we are , that 'll keep you going for a wee while longer James . |