Example sentences of "gone [adv] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speedy 's lay-off Thomson collides the Forest man Gemmell and the whistle has gone eventually for a free kick to Forest . |
| 2 | They had gone on for a long distance , before arriving at a door in a long , anonymous wall ; the letter bearer , a gloomily serious young man with eyebrows which met across his brow , maintaining a severe silence throughout the journey . |
| 3 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 4 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
| 6 | Some fudge the issue by saying that the grandparent has gone away for a little while . |
| 7 | Plans have gone ahead for a regulatory body for the direct sales channel . |