Example sentences of "[v-ing] a go " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're still getting a go at college are n't they ? |
| 2 | Both Jenny and Kathleen were up to various things and I 'd been having a go myself , but although my name was appearing on more and more waiting lists , nothing substantial seemed to be happening . |
| 3 | Brittain categorically denies that he is merely ‘ having a go ’ when he flies in the face of the form book . |
| 4 | But at least he is having a go . |
| 5 | Here 's the cavalry behind him , he 's having a go at them now . |
| 6 | Stanley had the saw running — we used to sell a few logs in them days — when all of a sudden he hears an explosion and thinks somebody 's having a go at his precious Lagonda . |
| 7 | All the pressures of people having a go at me all the time do n't help , ’ said Kylie . |
| 8 | Oh , everyone thought , he 's having a go at him about something . |
| 9 | The result of the two intelligence services , army intelligence , the Royal Ulster Constabulary 's Special Branch , and various odd freelancers all having a go at the same time was , not surprisingly , a total disaster . |
| 10 | It could easily have been her and Pet having a go at one another . |
| 11 | Do be very careful , though , when having a go since it takes a little getting used to and falls can be very uncomfortable , to say the least . |
| 12 | Where boys are most likely to drop this stance is when a whole group is having a go at a particular character , as this group is with Dot Cotton : |
| 13 | You see , he is adaptable , and has managed to fill his days and pay his way by having a go at a variety of jobs that he 'd never have contemplated three or four years ago . |
| 14 | But it was Dr George Tolley , director of the MSC 's Open Tech Unit , whatever that is , who was having a go about professional people not keeping up with developments in their professions . |
| 15 | ’ He was infallible , kindly and not above having a go at the medicinal whisky . |
| 16 | Talk about one queen having a go at another ! |
| 17 | Is lack of knowledge preventing you from having a go at hunter trials , eventing or showing ? |
| 18 | By this time I was beginning to gather a few ladies together who were interested in having a go at making vestments . |
| 19 | When I took these two guitars into the studio to try them out , over the course of the first hour everyone and their cat called in and could n't resist having a go . |
| 20 | The only way to build self-confidence is to keep on having a go at goal-scoring . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've got to prove to the boss it 's worth having a go on me , ’ he said . |
| 22 | But he argued : ‘ I do n't know why the fans were having a go at me . |
| 23 | And Wright , whose misery over the weekend was compounded when he wasted a glorious chance to rescue a point for Arsenal , added : ‘ Some people are just having a go at me for the sake of it and it 's beginning to get to me . ’ |
| 24 | Many women resist swapping jobs because they know they could do a job a lot better or quicker themselves , or because they are frightened of ‘ having a go ’ at traditional male jobs . |
| 25 | You know your body better than any exercise teacher or doctor ; if any of these exercises causes any doubt in your mind as to whether you should be doing them , avoid having a go until you have consulted a doctor . |
| 26 | Manager Howard Kendall ruled Cottee had committed the cardinal sin of having a go at team-mates , so in came Stuart Barlow . |
| 27 | Lynam lit the fuse by first questioning captain Lineker about the mood in the squad and then turning on Taylor , who now says : ‘ I end up having a go at the ‘ housewives ' choice ’ and it really was n't me . |
| 28 | If you 've fancied having a go at ice-climbing but the thought of all the discomforts of a Scottish winter keeps putting you off , take heart . |
| 29 | If screaming for sweets in the supermarket can occasionally be successful the child learns that it is worth having a go every time they pass the supermarket checkout . |
| 30 | In an astonishing outburst on the Barnet Clubcall line , Flashman said : ‘ I was surprised at the stupidity of people having a go at me . |