Example sentences of "went [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then on it went inexorably for another sixty-five minutes … |
| 2 | Yes , her and I went together for seventeen year , before us got married . ’ |
| 3 | At Magdalen Bridge , Dennis went ashore for more champagne , which passed from hand to hand as we negotiated the lower reaches of the river . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A man exclaimed , ‘ Shit ! ’ and went away for real . |
| 7 | Just before Christmas I moved jobs , and in the middle of January I went away for three days on a course . |
| 8 | Went away for half-term holiday . |
| 9 | Presently she went downstairs for hot water . |
| 10 | In casting the Sensorites Mervyn Pinfield went deliberately for older , more rotund actors . |
| 11 | I mention this now to Gordon and he chuckles : ‘ I went specially for that shot . |
| 12 | I hope it went well for Dimitri Dimitrovitch . ’ |
| 13 | He was crazy about New York and went there for long weekends . |
| 14 | Whilst there I was introduced to the nearby Cheshire Home and went there for five weeks . |
| 15 | The hapless pair parked their hired van outside the LA offices of BMG , their US distributors , went upstairs for two minutes , came back down and found their gear , money , their original '60s clothing and instruments had been nicked . |
| 16 | Solon , the most active derivative , went forward for clinical trials . |
| 17 | Last night six names went forward for next month 's selection contest caused by the decision of Mr Ted Leadbitter to retire after 25 years . |