Example sentences of "go [prep] a [adj] walk " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would have liked to go for a long walk past the charming wedding-cake buildings that lined the promenade , but although it was only teatime , it was already too dark to see anything . |
| 2 | ‘ You might be able to go for a short walk in a couple of days , ’ said Joe . |
| 3 | I 'll have to go for a little walk . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Try drinking lots of water instead : not eating at all for a day to clear out the system ( unless you are a diabetic or have some other dietary problem ) ; having a warm bath and a nap ; going for a long walk . |
| 6 | Going for a long walk in the country on a Sunday afternoon when you 've got a lot of marking still to do , or having an affair with a colleague — they could go either way . |
| 7 | I knew players like the incomparable Joe Davis and I doubt if he did any more training than is entailed in going for a long walk . |
| 8 | In theory it 's a lovely idea , a whole day just relaxing and listening to God etc , but actually Dad was rather ‘ down ’ this morning before they left — I think he was worried he 'd have more of the Virgin Mary rammed down his throat , and , quite frankly , would rather be playing golf with Mark , or going for a gentle walk with all of us . |
| 9 | After returning the van to the hire company , I went for a long walk in Hyde Park . |
| 10 | The next day he went for a long walk , about 20 miles , during which he did a good deal of clear thinking in the mountains . |
| 11 | But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before . |
| 12 | I put on my coat and went for a long walk on the moor . |
| 13 | My mother volunteered to look after the luggage while my father and I went for a short walk . |
| 14 | Marion and her son had an agreeable high tea of poached eggs on toast , tea and cakes , went for a little walk along Old Compton Street and bought some gorgonzola and a pound of cherries before returning to the theatre for the evening show ; he was allowed to watch the first act from the wings before making his way back to Putney on his own . |
| 15 | Plan to do something that will take you out of the house and , perhaps , go for a long walk . |
| 16 | ‘ We go for a short walk , non ? ’ |
| 17 | Before dinner we 'll all go for a brisk walk along the beach and make sure we work up a nice big appetite . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ No , I think I 'll go for a short walk along the seafront . |
| 19 | He says that the smoke is drifting through the woods , it 's hardly the type of place you 'd go for a quiet walk . |
| 20 | Alexandra had gone for a long walk before replying to this letter . |
| 21 | He had gone for a short walk over some fields — his constitutional — and had met a woman pushing a bicycle . |
| 22 | A man on horseback was circling the water , the reins slack in his hands to let his mount go at an idle walk . |