Example sentences of "and [noun] went [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last week , Italian politics became even more chaotic than usual , and Germany went in for some ‘ neo-Nazism ’ . |
| 2 | The war between England and Spain went on for sixteen years after the defeat of the Armada , with a good deal of the English effort being undertaken by private ventures like Drake 's ( though they were easier to acknowledge once war had begun officially ) . |
| 3 | Reagan lifted the pipeline sanctions and Britoil went up for sale and Lech Walesa was freed . |
| 4 | At nine-thirty tea was served in the next room and conversation went on for a long time , above all if Mérimée or Octave Feuillet ( the novelist who was librarian at Fontainebleau ) were seated next to the Empress . |
| 5 | Family Day at OBEX was the highlight of the year , and preparations went on for several weeks in advance . |