Example sentences of "have a go at [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've even had a go at taking some photos of myself . |
| 2 | The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911 , with the predictable result . |
| 3 | ‘ They 've had a go at getting on her . ’ |
| 4 | Dawn French would put her weight behind the role and she 's already had a go at playing Liz in her TV comedy show French and Saunders . |
| 5 | Well I 'll have a go at drilling up there as high as poss . |
| 6 | I mean The Sun is absolutely I mean I did tr have a go at reading the first one and I thought well I ca n't read this trash any longer , think I read two pages . |
| 7 | We had some extremely hot gear lying around so we asked them if they 'd have a go at getting rid of it for us out of town where it maybe would have cooled down somewhat . |
| 8 | I thought that I would have a go at getting a pilot 's course , which I did — and was soon sharply put in my place . |
| 9 | He is brave and determined , if he can not overcome God 's power he will certainly have a go at annoying him . |
| 10 | Can I have a go at carving it ? |
| 11 | Once prized as a rarity by an elite of connoisseurs , it is now freely available through many garden centres , so we can all have a go at growing this most distinctive of shade-loving perennials . |
| 12 | Having established a striped repeat you can have a go at introducing a lace pattern or some crossed stitches . |
| 13 | So , even if you do n't intend to compete in FAI contests where it is necessary to perform smooth , polished , engine-off landings in a small box , why not have a go at doing some untidy , but gentle , ones somewhere in the same field ? |
| 14 | Why do n't you have a go at making them too ! |
| 15 | So this week I thought we 'd have a go at making a miniature garden , which you can grow in your bedroom . |
| 16 | Put your hand up , I ca Okay , it may be worth , in that case , having a look at past papers and having a go at writing the essays . |
| 17 | However there will also be about another 3,000 home tickets on sale to the general public , so if anyone ca n't get a ticket for our end and fancies having a go at getting one of these , then here 's the deal . |
| 18 | ‘ I suggest you try having a go at answering the questions yourself first , ’ he said . |
| 19 | By this time I was beginning to gather a few ladies together who were interested in having a go at making vestments . |
| 20 | John Hill says he started racing with a ski boat and then when the engines got bigger he had to have a go at powerboating which he really enjoys … |
| 21 | We spotted our first reindeer lying down in a hollow by the roadside some distance ahead and , as I had a telephoto lens on the camera , the others encouraged me to have a go at stalking it . |
| 22 | So I 'll tell you I 'll tell you what to do with those in a minute but if y at the moment if you 'd just like to have a go at sorting it out . |
| 23 | And if you want to have a go at using bulletin boards , or you 're sick of that hulking great fax in your office , you can buy a fax modem card . |
| 24 | Right so how would you like to have a go at drawing your pie chart ? |
| 25 | I want to be a part of the sport , one sport which encompasses everyone from a small kid who wants to have a go at throwing the javelin because he has seen Steve Backley on television , through to the 60-year-old recreational runner . ’ |
| 26 | I mean , Sugar and Spice for example by Nigel Williams ; I 'd love to have a go at doing the part of Sharon sometime , I think anything that is well written — that 's important . |
| 27 | It looks like I 'm going to have to have a go at doing the outline again from memory . ’ |
| 28 | Do you want me to have a go at doing that Simon ? because I have been difficult about it , if that helps you . |
| 29 | Right so do you want to have a go at doing your one Kelly ? |
| 30 | He used to have a go at driving his father 's Austin Seven around the farm at an early age , and later he became seriously interested in motor racing — not least because Mike Hawthorn winning the Leinster Trophy in 1951 had made a deep impression . |