Example sentences of "do not go for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inevitably , the image of his father , the image of his family , the image of his class , were at the forefront of this searing reappraisal : When my father was fifteen years old , he did not go for holidays on beaches , as I did with his money . |
| 2 | They staggered on for a year or two after that , but Tesco 's had a big , big change of policy they were no longer high and kick them out cheap , they decided to promote a quality in which stamps did not go for and erm |
| 3 | Philip Healey , Acquisitions Monthly editor , said UK companies do not go for smaller acquisitions out of choice . |
| 4 | Adult cats do not go for walks together . |
| 5 | ‘ Do not go for lonely walks while I am away . ’ |
| 6 | And this is quite unique when you go to South Africa and you see what 's happening that black leaders and blacks do not go for quick votes and quick solutions , we 're not trying to keep , tu turn people against whites . |
| 7 | ‘ I do not go for the peaked caps , epaulettes and dummy holsters , ’ he said . |
| 8 | In the end , they did get some players and I have said I am pretty satisfied that the England players who went did n't go for money . |
| 9 | I remember there were invitations given out to go to it , sherry party , I had an invitation but I did n't go for some reason |
| 10 | What I knew I certainly did n't go for . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , ’ said Hilda , raising her voice slightly , ‘ I did n't go for the pleasure of his company . |
| 12 | The children did n't go for this much , since a meeting usually became necessary just at the point when they needed clean clothes , juice , a hug , or someone to play with and so on . |
| 13 | Some women might find him attractive , but she did n't go for loose-limbed , olive-skinned men whose black hair flopped across their foreheads . |
| 14 | I do n't even know whether she used the flat , or whether she changed her mind and did n't go for one reason or another . ’ |
| 15 | In the past , students who did n't go for Highers tended to get a ‘ pick and mix ’ of modules and short courses . |
| 16 | It was difficult while they were actually in the centre , of course , but she made sure she did n't go for coffee or to the staff canteen at the same time as him and she 'd avoided the social club completely . |
| 17 | ca n't remember , I di did n't go for long |
| 18 | At the heart of the mother 's fury was the fact that the teacher was a self-confessed lesbian — and apparently added insult to injury by assuring the mother : ‘ I do n't go for young girls . |
| 19 | Of course some people do n't go for recording the guitar that way because they think you lose the dynamics . |
| 20 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 21 | It 's all right for a man ; men are used to smutty books and vulgar jokes — women do n't go for things like that . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ And I do n't go for the fancy decorations and general hoo-hah . |
| 23 | And it 's funny an' all that the dirty buggers do n't go for the ragged-arsed lot that 's swarmin , the place . |
| 24 | Midlanders do n't go for Nastassia Kinski or Gabriella Sabatini in their fantasies . |
| 25 | But people do n't but th they do n't go for that they go for that because they do n't like the taste of chlorine . |
| 26 | I assure you , I do n't go for scarlet chairs , black carpets and purple and pink curtains , any more than you do . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't go for a moment , Claudia . |
| 28 | I do n't move , and she starts up again : ‘ It 's OK , ’ she tells me , ‘ we know you 're hiding , but for Lord 's sake , man , do n't go for us . |
| 29 | I do n't go for women , and I never have . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ As gorgeous as she is , I do n't go for women like Cavell Fielding . ’ |