Example sentences of "going for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friends came in for a drink and a snack and kept on coming and going for the rest of the day , which was useful as well as friendly because they brought their appetites with them , and most of the refreshments were disposed of . |
| 2 | It would keep me going for the afternoon , until I could heat up the rest of the chicken for supper . |
| 3 | The Doctor was n't going for the bait . |
| 4 | ‘ Out of every five or six guys going for the wave , three are bluffing . ’ |
| 5 | Also going for the chart burn this time round are Army Of Lovers with a rumbling The Beloved-style mix of ‘ Obsession ’ . |
| 6 | I 'm going for the salad myself . ’ |
| 7 | Bath are going for the championship … |
| 8 | Going for the Sympathy Vote |
| 9 | Well I 'm going for the winter . |
| 10 | I was playing jackstones in the street when Nelly Mitchell ran up with the news that she was going for the midwife . |
| 11 | one team that is winning in 93 are the Milton Keynes Aces … they 're going for the Wheelchair Basketball championship … their latest win was over league leaders Oldham Owls … the Aces are now just one point off the top … |
| 12 | He was going for the green on the short par-4 . |
| 13 | I ask you : just twenty-one years old , leading the Open , six holes to go and he 's going for the green ! |
| 14 | But he was n't going to risk going for the green in two — he 's a gambler , but he 's not stupid , not with a one-stroke lead — and so he hit a wedge for his second shot short of the lake and then a 155-yard 9-iron directly over the flag for his approach . |
| 15 | The comedy of errors continued in this particular opening clash when Faldo , going for the green with a 3-wood across a strong wind at the shortened 10th hole , followed Strange into high trees . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're not going for the green , are you ? ’ |
| 17 | Reid said : ‘ My man went into the tackle and was going for the ball . |
| 18 | Even the Kiwis were staggered by his bravery in going for the ball on the floor . |
| 19 | One said : ‘ He was going for the ball and then he winced in pain . |
| 20 | But if you persist in going for the burn , you can do as the Californians , and add to your kitbag a packet of small pieces of adhesive-backed plastic called Frownies . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , ‘ going for the burn ’ in a quest for quicker colour can exact a high price in both your appearance and your health . |
| 22 | ‘ GOING the distance ’ rather than ‘ going for the burn ’ is the message of the forthcoming keep-fit book by tennis champion Jimmy Connors . |
| 23 | GOING FOR THE BURN |
| 24 | USL expects Sparc compatible builders like ICL plc to pick up the former , with the Japanese and maybe firms in the Mips ABI group going for the other . |
| 25 | He talks about people going for the trolley when the smoke comes out of a house . |
| 26 | ‘ Criticising my age is like a footballer going for the man rather than the ball . |
| 27 | Well if Vicky 's in hospital she said they 're going for the day there . |
| 28 | No it 's normally from Saturday morning till Sunday morning I just think we 'll end up going for the day but he said , he 's got Gerry coming up from Hull to mind the shop on Saturday , he said oh you 're tired and you need a change and a rest he said something like erm |
| 29 | I mean I suppose if we were just going for the day it would be alright . |
| 30 | Finally she knelt again with her head down and he stood on his toes with arms stretched out and up like a condor going for the kill . |