Example sentences of "[verb] to go for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was actually hearing Duane Allman that made me want to go for a powerful kind of electric sound . |
| 2 | ‘ We do n't want to go for the sort of so called innovation that can alienate an audience , ’ he exclaims when we talk about the sometimes clichéd dynamics of their music . |
| 3 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
| 4 | Do you want to go for it yes let's try it . |
| 5 | ‘ But I do n't want to go for a sail ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ How could anyone not want to go for a sail on a day like this ? ’ |
| 7 | Green , did n't he want to go for grey ? |
| 8 | Did n't he want to go for grey ? |
| 9 | I do n't want to go for a ride ! |
| 10 | She said I got to go for erm pregnancy test . |
| 11 | ‘ We were taught to go for the jugular , ’ Buckmaster remarked . |
| 12 | She had few friends in the locality , preferring to go for long walks in the nearby countryside with the family dog , until , that is , Ronald Travis took up his duties in the signal box . |
| 13 | The TV items are being selected on the criteria of level of interest and validity as examples of authentic spoken English ie. we tend to go for ordinary people speaking to camera rather than voice over or straight presentation to camera . |
| 14 | ‘ Not sure , really , though the little ones tend to go for the easy stuff . |
| 15 | Those who are brave enough to hope for one of the few lectureships around tend to go for the astronomy or nuclear physics . |
| 16 | The mites tend to go for the smaller workers , probably because of their safer and passively fed lifestyle . |
| 17 | Stephen Day , Guinness marketing manager for Kaliber , who witnessed Smithwick 's demise , admits : ‘ Ale drinkers tend to be older and more settled in their habits than the new young trialists who tend to go for lager , so it was more difficult to persuade them . |
| 18 | Its use is very simple — you tell the manager which cells hold the values you want to change , and they 're added to the scenario , which you name ( I tend to go for Disaster , Real and Brill — all self explanatory ) . |
| 19 | So if you look at individuals making erm decisions about punishment or some decision where there 's a consequence or an element of risk , you 'll find that groups quite often tend to go for more extreme behaviour than any one of the individuals in the group . |
| 20 | Placings were the most popular method of issue over 1985–89 , although the average size at £6m was considerably smaller than offers for sale and tenders at £62.3 and £32.8 million respectively , reflecting the fact that smaller companies tend to go for placings as they tend to be cheaper ( see Table 11.2 ) and placings have also become more popular as a result of the requirements for the size of company using a placing being relaxed after Big Bang . |
| 21 | Women are free to choose where they want to go for advice and treatment . |
| 22 | My kids want to go for a visit and my daughter wants a picture of our home … |
| 23 | 8 The Ride of the Valkyrie ( WAGNER ) We need to decide whose recording you want to go for . |
| 24 | If they want to go for a longer period , a key worker would go out with them . ’ |
| 25 | Women are free to choose where they want to go for advice and treatment . |
| 26 | Fast cars always want to go for a ride . |
| 27 | But while the opportunity is there , I want to go for it . ’ |
| 28 | He said , ‘ Remember that next time you want to go for a stroll . ’ |
| 29 | Heinzer , the Mister Nice of the Swiss Team , exploiting an avowed intent to turn Mister Ugly — ‘ I want to go for the big wins ’ — won the first race . |
| 30 | Now , tell me which of these two you want to go for ? ’ |