Example sentences of "[be] going for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't mess about with fireworks and always let an adult light them if you 're going for a small family display . |
| 2 | Seems a when you 're going for a bloody job ! |
| 3 | If they 're going for a secluded house or a house where there 's plenty of trees and you ca n't see |
| 4 | if you 're going for a big |
| 5 | So , you did so many miles per hour , we calculated , you would have done so many miles if you 'd been going for a full hour at that speed , so your dis your , your speed , velocity really but we 'll call it speed , right ? |
| 6 | but the majority of people on a Tuesday night are going for a leisurely swim are n't they ? |
| 7 | They have had their problems , but they are going for a fresh start with a new ground , a new clubhouse and a new approach to playing matters . |
| 8 | I was , I was off on , on Sunday , I mean I 've joined yet another marriage agency , off on last Sunday to Latherham , with another nice old chap , you know , erm , I , I go out with erm , women friends , we , I 've arranged , er there 's one very , very good place that does lunches , run by a couple of homosexuals and erm , old age pensioners on Tuesday get , get a lunch , an eight pound lunch , for four pounds , so four friends , three friends and myself are going for a special Christmas lunch that they do , fortnight ago we went for a lunch with the group of the town 's women 's guild and friends , erm , my women 's group that I belong to over at the village of which is run by the television actress er Helen Fraser |
| 9 | This weekend , Nicol , who also won the Scottish National title last month , will be going for a Scottish hat-trick when he lines-up as top seed in the North of Scotland Open , sponsored by Stewart Milne Construction , at his home Aberdeen Club . |
| 10 | ‘ We will be going for a named manager with the right type of experience . |
| 11 | She will also be going for a different image . |
| 12 | Well were going for a long weekend , like the Bank Holiday weekend . |
| 13 | Whether they were going for a new place , or staying , the hired hands were all given the day off to attend the Hirings . |
| 14 | LINFORD CHRISTIE is going for a golden Grand Slam in a bid to rival Carl Lewis as the greatest sprinter on earth . |
| 15 | PeopleSoft Inc is going for a secondary public offering of 1.55m shares for general corporate purposes including working capital . |