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Example sentences of "[adv] go [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1	But the troops will only go in for humanitarian reasons including the protection of supplies .
2	‘ I do n't normally go in for public displays of affection , ’ he murmured , ‘ but you 're irresistible .
3	‘ I do n't normally go in for public displays of affection either , ’ she murmured impulsively , forgetting her uneasiness , ‘ but even with sand on your face you 're … ’
4	Describing the American feature film , The Last Temptation of Christ , to which he awarded a certificate , as a challenging religious film he said that acontroversial scene : ‘ It indicated that Christ had sex , but it did not go on for 14 minutes . ’
5	‘ We are not a national daily ; we do not go in for moral crusades . ’
6	Parker did not go in for German beer .
7	I could not go back for some time as the Germans had obviously built up their air force to great strength , so I threw in my lot with Fulham church in my rare off-duty times .
8	‘ There 's no reason why I ca n't go on for 200 goals and I do n't agree with the argument that you should retire at the top .
9	‘ And she did n't go in for violent amateur dramatics with a bunch of friends ? ’
10	‘ I do n't go in for other stuff , ’ he said .
11	I 've only known you a few days , Luke , and I do n't go in for casual sex . ’
12	‘ It 's just that I do n't go in for casual encounters . ’
13	I do n't go in for serious boyfriends .
14	But the non-conformists did n't go in for much decoration .
15	Anyway , I do n't go in for sharp manoeuvres much myself .
16	I wonder more people do n't go in for that sort of thing .
17	‘ Stop fussing , ’ said Joe , ‘ I do n't go in for that sort of thing .
18	My family did n't go in for that sort of thing .
19	erm , and er , sometimes even pleased to say well I 'll try to get you in purple , but er , nowadays erm , we , we do n't go in for that because there 's , there 's so many er shops now that selling lighting fittings erm and selling nothing else , there is n't one actually in Harlow , but there 's one in Epping and there 's one in Stortford , erm that er , it 's , it 's riding a new car people want to see er a good variety of them , have a look at a lot or a washing machine or anything like that , you want to see many before you buy one .
20	They are n't moody ; they do n't go in for sexual harassment
21	‘ But we do n't go in for top models , ’ she said .
22	Though he kept a folder packed with suggestions for new volumes , he was keen to emphasise their serious didactic nature : ‘ We do n't go in for quick quack books . ’
23	Enya does n't go in for intellectual analysis of her music much , but when I tell her these first reactions to her heart- breakingly beautiful new album , ‘ Shepherd Moons ’ , she lights up with a certain delighted relief that two years of studio work seems to be hitting the right target .
24	I 'm an old-fashioned textual critic , not a biographer — I do n't go in for this sort of — it was n't profit — I 'll put them back next week — I wanted them to be a secret .
25	How was she to explain that she did n't go in for this high-profile look ?
26	They do n't go in for this sort of thing .
27	er There is obviously a certain party atmosphere at Conferences , it 's the one big chance of the year for many many hard-working activists to get together and share ideas , it does engender er a certain amount of frivolity er around the edges , so we 'll see some of that , but we do n't go in for this cult of leadership which the other parties do , you wo n't see any manufactured longstanding ovations for er leaders .
28	We do n't go in for this , this cult er type of politics .
29	‘ It 's like a time bomb you carry round with you , ’ Arty said , ‘ and the alarm might n't go off for twenty-five years . ’
30	Right and then I I 've been out today and I probably wo n't go out for another four days so I hope I 'm alright you know that way it gives me chance to get it right again .