Example sentences of "going [adv prt] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's been going on for a long time , but yer Mum 's bin very foolish an' so have the rest . |
| 2 | There are already many alternatives to the research carried out on animals which has been going on for a long time . |
| 3 | Here was this summer evening , their forms seemed to say , to be enjoyed by all , going on for a long time yet , with more ahead , and the fair when they felt like it , and the fireworks . |
| 4 | This world has been going on for a long time , oh god knows how many , five hundred thousand million bloody years and eventually it 's going to , it , it , it , it 's going to explode and go |
| 5 | I er I think erm it 's silly not to have it er when you 're going in for a new set . |
| 6 | You all thought it was great fun — going off for a hot weather holiday ! |
| 7 | If I 'm going out for a professional dinner , something formal , I will wear an evening dress . |
| 8 | You may have to carry a spare set if you are going out for a full day 's detecting as charge life can be as low as five hours , and ni-cads should not be recharged until they are spent . |
| 9 | with , with my granddaughter , she , she did the same s she used to go and babysit at this girl 's house and she fe felt , she was only fourteen , and she felt sorry for her and she 'd go and babysit every night she 'd go and babysit and er but she used to b sit up in the bedroom , she never ever went down the sitting room thinking that the child 's mother was either down in the sitting room or just going out for a short while and coming back and then eventually they put erm a bed up in the child 's bedroom for Denise to stay there over nights and Pearl did n't worry at all , well she knew , knew where , at least she knew where and er this girl was bringing men back down in the sitting room every night , three or four , sometimes ten men in a night during the night ! |
| 10 | It was a pleasant voice , with an undertone of humour , and Alexandra was immediately jealous , envisaging Matthew and his secretary in his office , laughing together , sharing jokes about his work , perhaps going out for a quick meal before they both went home . |
| 11 | She started going through her bag , making sure she had everything , like a woman going out for an ordinary evening . |
| 12 | ‘ These stories have been going round for a long time , and they grow with the telling . ’ |