How To Use Go for In A Sentence

Should we no do a little what you call shopping for the babies, and haf a farewell feast tonight if I go for my last call at your so pleasant home?" he asked, stopping before a window full of fruit and flowers. Little Women
I have a patient who had major abdominal surgery a few years ago for a fulminant illness.
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And if you ever attempt to go forth again to find out new wonders in the world, I shall clasp you round with my arms, as I do now, and keep you prisoner against your will; and if you say 'Farewell' a hundred times to me, I shall blot out that sad word every time with my lips, and put a better one in its place, until my word conquers yours. A Crystal Age
He wouldn't go for your six-percenters. Times, Sunday Times

Go for almonds with their skins, walnuts and hazelnuts. Times, Sunday Times
Grandma always lag behind when we go for a walk.
The restaurant is definitely trying to get you to go for this choice. The Sun
At the top end of the glen darts of sunshine poked through the billowing clouds and encouraged us to go for it and, fully rigged up in waterproofs, we were soon splashing our way up into the Lairig Eilde.
The other thing I love is the way AdScammer's go for me and each other in their comments … As "bg" puts it so well … "tough room. AdScam/The Horror!
Let' s go for a walk instead of playing video games.
I am three and a half and I get fed up when I go for walks with my Mummy because the pavements are always so messy because of dog poo.
My family has not forgiven me yet, but perhaps if I make these, that will smooth things over! why so much baking soda? browning effect? because there's not that much molasses (acid). and it's only 4 cups flour. somebody enlighten me! oh and for your molasses question - depends if you want the stronger molasses flavor. robust is probably what is more commonly referred to as blackstrap molasses. the light stuff I think tastes too light for something like a ginger cookie, I think. and given there's only 1/2C of molasses in this recipe to go along with 2 C of regular sugar, I'd def say go for the robust. Jeremy Zawodny's linkblog
Nations come and go and have since the beginning of time and if the Lord tarries will continue to come and go forever.
I decided to go for simplicity, and made compote, in the oven, pairing the rhubarb with some raspberries I had in the freezer.
They go for feel and function, leaning towards seam free, simple, unfussy styles.
The question here is where shall we go for this data and what data will we need next?
We weren't allowed to do it before because of the deficit, now they have relaxed the rules so we can still go for it.
The committee and officer will be responsible for selecting people from the community who will go for training in skills like building and carpentry before starting work on the projects.
The big detached houses a few streets inland on Victoria Road go for about a million. Times, Sunday Times
The lilac is nice, and I’d go for it in green as well. Of Leaf Mould and Other Fashion Disasters « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog
Many people are now asking why he would do such a thing, blaming his famous ego for getting the better of him, as it has before.
It is probably best to go for still rather than sparkling brands. Times, Sunday Times
The outlay to make forged clay bullae -- clay lumps used to seal papyri and packages -- and add a biblical name to them is virtually nothing, and these things go for anywhere from $100,000 on up depending on what is on the bulla. Conversations: Forgery Fallout
Desire them to remain with the man, while you go for a cart to carry him home. The Children of the New Forest
I go for this resolution
There is a quite possibility that individuals who visited Saint John's, the emergency room of North York (ph) General may have been exposed to the virus, and so, very clearly, I gave you the dates a few moments ago for your viewers, readers and listeners to take into account and follow the public health directions that we have given. CNN Transcript May 24, 2003
She also managed to go for a spin in an Army armoured vehicle, having wandered over to a tank-washing installation to see if she could have her picture taken sitting on one of the machines.
To get the longest term go for a card deal that waits until the money hits your new account.
What attachments to the homestead shall thus inweave themselves about the hearts of those whose interests and life are cast with it -- and still more, of those who go forth from it, by taste, inclination, or bias, into the more bustling centres of competition and trade! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
But, I figure those two wonderful, kooky kids could hook her up with the best places to go for music and fun.
We use to go for a midnight walk during the midsummer.
But, had Perceval known thereof, he would have been little glad, for that he asked the knight to go for the horse, but he did it only for the best, and for that he rode in great misease. The High History of the Holy Graal
They decided to go for the lineout rather than the kick at goal. Times, Sunday Times
The Toronto art-rockers have a tendency to go for the extreme, whether it is a lavishly orchestrated children's record or a rock opus telling the story of the Group
They decided to go for marriage guidance.
Remember, the ladies will always go for a real mensch no matter what.
We put on our wellies and go for walks with our puppy. The Sun
But if football people can only have one, then when they set partisanship aside, they go for beauty. Times, Sunday Times
If I weren't set up for that and were looking for outside hosting, I'd probably go for something like Meilin Miranda's latest brainstorm, which is a co-hosting site for authors doing crowdsourced fiction: DigitalNovelists. com. Ceciliatan: Web serial novel: how the experiment is going
Shall we go for/have a swim this afternoon?
At last he suffered vows to be put up for his good journey and safe return, insomuch that he was called jocosely by the name of Callipides, who is famous in a Greek proverb, for being in a great hurry to go forward, but without ever advancing a cubit. De vita Caesarum
I definitely think stubble is the way to go for him. Twilight Lexicon » Evening News
If they're truly munting they'll go for the furry cup. Army Rumour Service
The lowest-priced segment, with brands such as Popov vodka that can go for less than $10 for a fifth, grew the fastest, with volume rising 5.5 percent, after edging up 0.6 percent in LJWorld.com stories: News
But this year, why not chuck out the chintzy trailing lobelias, begonias, marigolds and petunias, and go for something a little more unusual?
We get an occasional article or news item written about us and go for months without a word about what is happening in the world of Spanish dance and flamenco.
Go for plain solids or patterns that fit with fall themes, like floral or leaf patterns.
Scratch resistent glass doesn't distort, amber tint, polarized is the only way to go for fishing. For Better Fly Fishing... Glass or Plastic?
All the credible scientists, of course, are saying that this is nonsense, it is simple minded, and absolutely have trashed it but the Japanese insist that they must go forward.
Don't leave your bag in the office when you go for lunch.
Go for long walks, avoid caffeine, and eat mild food.
Authenticated items usually go for about twice as much as unauthenticated items.
It's rather appropriate that the logo for Disney is a mouse, because The Walt Disney Company this week announced its intention to throw money down a rathole.
The apprehensions of the Health Department are valid if we go for indiscriminate digging in places where there are chances for water stagnation.
With the score knotted at 17, Ryan opted to go for a fourth-and-two from the Oakland 37-yard line late in the third, but the call backfired when Sanchez missed Plaxico Burress on a slant route. Sloppy Jets Stumble Against the Raiders
Having never been abroad, she is considering where to go for her first trip overseas.
Go for a stroll and look for a park bench. The Sun
When adult sunbathers appear not to be heeding the warnings, campaigners go for a softer target - their kids.
If you're looking for trendy patterns, go for paisley, floral, plaid, checks, and herringbone.
I know that we shall not fail them; but fortified by the great experience in this war of our strength in unity, go forward with them undismayed into the future.
Champagne and chilled fino sherry both perform this role with aplomb but sometimes it pays to go for something a little off-piste.
But if you have plenty of room against a wall, go for a large wall shrub like Magnolia grandiflora.
So I hope Sony's marketing department doesn't go for too narrow a target audience.
This is such a great idea that we are convinced other stadiums will follow suit and go for in-your-face product branding.
It was set up a decade ago for left-wingers branded trouble-makers by conventional agencies which are more used to delving into hobbies, hair colours and horoscopes.
We have to try for our pride and we will try to go for the miracle but know it's practically impossible. The Sun
If a babymoon is the holiday equivalent of the last-chance saloon, it makes sense to go for broke. Times, Sunday Times
You might still want to go for an X-ray, however, just to be on the safe side.
The board refused to allow such a vote to go forward. Christianity Today
For the poor bumblers then go forth, believing that even though they can't understand how the world works, they can nevertheless figure out how to make it work better!
It will also get rid of on-the-road sales staff and go for a telesales operation, cutting costs.
In a little local sidelight, it was the Yuan dynasty that first started to breed horses in the Penghu archipelago for use in southern China.
Go for a quick test ride in soft tennis shoes to rule out cleat/pedal interface issues.
If you want to rub shoulders with the modern-day glitterati, go for dinner at any of the restaurants by the harbour.
Yes, Professor, online sources and resources have indeed become the order of the day - wherein quality standards go for a toss, and reference editing expertise gets 'outsmarted'! On Chambers
A mule-powered railway was built to haul charcoal from the hinterlands to a loading pier on the south shore of the Toms River where coasting vessels took on cargo for Philadelphia and New York. Building Beachwood, Part One « Beachwood Historical Alliance
She repeatedly invokes the ocean's radical non-humanity, asking readers to imagine underwater 'tides so vast they are invisible and uncomprehended by the senses of man', or lights traveling over the water 'that flash and fade away, lights that come and go for reasons meaningless to man', though 'man, in his vanity, subconsciously attributes a human origin' to them. Rachel Carson's environmental ethics
On the other hand, oil has been in contango for most of the last year but the price has been in a gradual uptrend.
One of the nicest and simplest ski-free activities is simply to go for a walk, as I discover when I take a gentle amble from Sunnbüel to the Schwarenbach mountain hut.
She said that it needed to be started on immediately before it got beyond help (creating urgency like any good salesperson would), so I said yup, go for it.
So she's chasing things and if she doesnt hear back within eight weeks I have to go for blood tests and to see a heamotologist and stuff as if I am a 'clotty' person I'll have to go on blood thinners and stiff before any operations and I'll be risking death everytime I have a procedure done. Snell-Pym » Of Hernias and Blood Clots
I renew my recommendation of two years ago for the passage of a bill for the refunding to certain German steamship lines of the interest upon tonnage dues illegally exacted. State of the Union Address (1790-2001)
After valuation, the owner and experts will decide whether the item should go forward to auction.
Not deathless literature, but entertainment with as high a reverberation as you can go for.
He once said to me ‘I can't understand fellows pulling and dragging at a player, if you go for a ball don't waste petrol, make one journey.’
Go for the key points - the points that sustain the argument and help to clinch it.
Get in tough with your inner siren and go for high-octane glamour: think sequins, heels and a slash of red lipstick
Of course, if we were sloshed we'd have to go for a slash.
IT'S an age-old dilemma - do you go for a tiny flat in a great location or a larger house somewhere not so desirable? The Sun
You might still want to go for an X-ray, however, just to be on the safe side.
I got to see the doc and must have presented well because I was sent off clutching some pills - a strong diuretic - and a chitty to go for a chest x-ray.
‘We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom,’ he said in remarks that were shorn of all but the most glancing references to the dominant political issues of the day.
When you leave it to companies such as cable TV and the like, they do what we call cherry-pick - they go for the densest-populated areas and they leave the areas that are rural out of the picture. New Hampshire Public Radio
I'm not advocating necessarily getting rid of them entirely, but make it so that they can't sell stuff from champion mob drops, among other things. such as runic items in particular, which tend to go for ridiculous amounts of gold There should be a list of stuff which player-run vendors can and can't sell. A Shot Across the Bow
Let's go for a walk together.
“There is no excuse for missing to pay salaries to soldiers in lawless eastern Congo for six months” said Sekombo. Global Voices in English » Disabled Congolese Find Ways to Thrive
Now we are much better known as the place to go for impartial employment advice. Times, Sunday Times
Let's go for a spin.
That could mean a big pay day, probably the last available to us this season, so we have to go for that.
I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move... Malala Yousafzai
When soft totalitarians get into a bureaucracy or university or media, they go for power over the announced aim of their institution.
Let' s go for a walk instead of playing video games.
Better yet, go for modelling classes to learn to walk like a model on the catwalk.
Feeling a sudden prick of danger, someone having stopped to offer her speedier passage to Portans, she felt the impulse to go for her dagger, but resisted and turned around at a calm rate.
You can get better value if you go for bundled deals. Times, Sunday Times
You can get better value if you go for bundled deals. Times, Sunday Times
Time to go for a wander - otherwise I'm in danger of turning into one of those tragic netslaves who go on holiday and spend two weeks figuring out how to say "do you have an adaptor?"
In other words, they kind of scour the area the first time and here they go for round two. CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2007
Whereas when you go for a walk, you think you're ready for anything if you are wearing wellies. Times, Sunday Times
If her mother had been alive, she'd likely have earned a scolding for such hoydenish behavior, but her mother had died too long ago for her to remember clearly, her father scarcely seemed to notice what she did, and she had only herself to please. Phoenix And Ashes
The four bouncers go for a night on the town, playing more than 20 different characters, from giggly girls to drunken slobs, set against the glitzy glamour of the nightclub scene.
Sure you can go for a rugged hike, but strenuous activity isn't required for getting the benefits of exercise.
April however, still has outbursts of rain storms which is why people do not often go for outings.
Take flower-de-luces, stalk, blossom, root, together; then decoct them over a slack fire; and with the liquid bathe your eyes several times a day; you will most certainly be cured of that weakness; but see that you purge first, and then go forward with the lotion. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
They were inventive and sharp and were prepared to go for scores from all angles and from a varying range pattern.
The clocks go forward this weekend.
And did the cart go for it?" inquired Captain Bunting, aghast. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West
I am so sated, so well fed, so over fed that I could go for at least a month without eating a morsel before feeling the true pangs of hunger.
The Dewey system has its place and interior designers seem to go for height and colour combinations. Times, Sunday Times
There's no reason why he cannot go for international honours. The Sun
If we decide to go for a new boat, this one will be sold for sure. Times, Sunday Times
But residents fear that instead of saying yes the Government, concerned about its green image, will go for a political fudge - a public inquiry that could drag on for years.
Go for the burn.
If you're looking for trendy patterns, go for paisley, floral, plaid, checks, and herringbone.
After a swim, put on the wrap skirt over your bikini or swim suit, and go for a drink.
Ask your dentist to check you each time you go for a dental check-up. Understanding Cancer
As the world prospered behind their backs, this insular strain of American metastasized into swaggering jingoes full of Cold War machismo, content to wave the flag and "Go for the gold. Mike Farrell: The Ugly America
So, I hot-foot it over there and sample all the soups and go for Perky Squash, which barely won out over the Mushroom Wild Rice. March « 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
We will go forward as a unified, independent, and sovereign nation that has regained a respected place in the world.
But given his looks, I guess he is attempting to seduce with his romantic style at the moment and seems content to go for the emotional heartbreakers rather than the feel-good anthems.
The rioters blame the 10,800-strong UN force in Congo for failing to stop Wednesday's capture of the eastern border city of Bukavu by renegade commanders once allied with neighbouring Rwanda.
You need to be decently dressed to go for an interview.
Go for wool and come home shorn.
Even with his promising not to remove a stitch of clothing during Sunday halftime performance, the NFL isn't about to go for anything smaller.
Shall we go for a walk after breakfast?
Go for the famous local oysters, and stay for the equally delicious potted shrimp. Times, Sunday Times
Ideally, though, you should go for high-quality fresh or frozen foods which do not have preservatives, rather than their chill-cabinet counterparts.
An antenatal clinic is a place where women who are expecting babies go for medical examinations and exercises.
Send them your vitae if you want to go for this job.
Ultimately I want to be able to query Mongo for the entities I want.
It's true that he does jolly good work when the Huns 'strafe' his wire and he has to go out and mend it, but he doesn't go forward in an attack; he sits in his dug-out and telephones like blazes for reinforcements while the Germans pepper his roof for him with 'whizz-bangs.' Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France
Are you planning to go for that scholarship to Harvard University?
We usually organize a sit-down dinner, but we wanted to go for something less formal this year.
If someone doesn't have a mental illness, if they're not certifiable, I suppose, under the Act, then there are very few avenues where they can go for treatment.
Do you paint it as high farce, or just go for a swaggering thrill ride? Christianity Today
We decided to go for another lap and then tried to pit to fix it and then there was no time. The Sun
They underrated him, and let it all go forward, and he has built up such a case. COUP D'ETAT
Always go for smaller roots, because they are more tender than larger ones, which can be woody.
To accompany my meze I couldn't do anything else but to go for a Troyanska Slivova Rakia, for which this region is famous.
When he wants to go for a walk, the dog sits by the door with a woebegone expression.
His ambitious attempts to go for early winners inevitably produces a higher proportion of unforced errors than is healthy. ITF World of Tennis
And I prefer to go forth and meet my destiny, not skulk at home in hiding waiting for fate to overtake me. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
Dogs and foxes always go for the neck, but this time whatever attacked the sheep pounced on it from behind, pinning it down and mauling both sides of the back.
The sentence will run concurrently with a twoyear stretch imposed two weeks ago for handling stolen copper wire. The Sun
All she had done was to go for a routine doctor's appointment. Christianity Today
Featuring a red and black sunburst motif set against a brilliant yellow ground, the mural's composition is appropriated from the logo for Sol, a popular Mexican beer.
I'm tired of watching television; let's go for a walk.
On a trout fishing trip to the lake last spring I grabed the wrong pole that was spooled with Power Pro 20# to go for a day of trolling for trout. The Great Braid Debate
This is the sort of film critics go for, because they know the bourgeoisie will hate it and they're afraid if they don't ramble on about its brilliance and authenticity, they'll look like philistines to all their peers.
We decided to go for it. Times, Sunday Times
A mess of us will convene in San Diego for this year's Comic-Con International.
Posy and Lola, with much eye contact, decided to split up and go for either end of the bar. TICKLED PINK
When shopping, go for hot colors such as pink, aqua blue, yellow, apple green, and lavender.
But only in that precarious exilic realm can one first truly grasp the difficulty of what cannot be grasped, and then go forth to try anyway.
After listening to every Tchaikovsky work she could get her hands on, she decided to go for smaller, lesser known selections, his String Quartet # 3, the sextet Souvenir de Florence, and Autumn Song from The Seasons.
For a modern minimalist apartment you should go for something monochromatic and striking, like two or three large red amaryllis with a single big leaf.
The most important decision is whether to go for a catamaran (with twin hulls) or a monohull. Times, Sunday Times
Halfway through, he got stuck and, unable to go forward or back, eventually died of asphyxiation.
A leotard and a nice loose rashie is the go for that first burst of ‘no way am I going out in public practically naked’. Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger lite.
Will he go for the quadfecta of Sunday Pundit Shows? Sunday Morning Café.
If you're tempted to go for a cheaper option rather than what you'd really like, stop and think first.
If your goal is supersafety, and you're not experienced with bonds, go for newly issued, triple-A, five - to 10-year issues held to maturity. Muni Bonds: Play It Safe
Abeo potius. di immortales, obsecro vostram fidem, ubi ego perii? ubi immutatus sum? ubi ego formam perdidi? an egomet me illic reliqui, si forte oblitus fui? nam hic quidem omnem imaginem meam, quae antehac fuerat, possidet. Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives
In one episode of Frasier, his radio station decides to go for the Latino market, which means excitable men jabbering about soccer.
Tell him the truth and go forearmed with information about his real father. Times, Sunday Times
Never go for the subtle quip when the goofy sledgehammer punchline will do.
The municipal government structure described earlier continues to undergo formal and informal change.
He's a nasty, stupid, oafish and worryingly devious main character and put up against Homer, it's inevitable which one the public would go for.
You have to chance your arm a lot and go for it to the point of playing the referee as well. Times, Sunday Times
I don't like it much and the polish is chipping so I think I'm going to go for a rust color.
There is no rundale in Norway; and when the cadets see that there is no room for them they quietly "pull up stakes," and go forth to seek a new home, no matter where. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888)
We are hopefully going to go for all four again this season. The Sun
I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move... Malala Yousafzai
They would go for regular, unsupervised walks from the hostel with a camera and tripod. The Sun
The spas will give teenage girls a place to go for a day of pampering, including manicures, pedicures, facials, massages and skin care classes.
Yesterday, we stirred ourselves early in the day in order to go for a walk at Bedgebury Pinetum, followed by lunch at the Oak and Ivy.
In Scotland, you can have an activity holiday: you can walk, climb, sail, go white-water rafting; or you can go for the tranquil option in a remote glen or the city break with the pubs, clubs and restaurants.
They are going to go for a broader spectrum. Times, Sunday Times
Legs at 0.14 do seem pale and I think the call sounds like a deep nasal laugh : so I'll go for the species named after German zoologist Karl Michahelles.and petemoulton said:One other thing: the red gonydeal spot is kind of smeary, and seems to extend a bit onto the upper mandible. Mystery bird: yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis
Here you have 12-year-olds trying to figure out whether they should go for an agrarian capitalist society or a monarchy. Times, Sunday Times
But the ones who do will go for quality, with four and five-star resorts selling well. The Sun
None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith. Paulo Coelho
There might be nowhere to go for the loser. Times, Sunday Times
In this film she returns to Congo for the first time to be reunited with her parents. Times, Sunday Times
a matter to which he can go forth, and from which he can come in -- a woman's work, of keeping the place of the forthgoing and incoming, is never done, from the very nature and ceaseless importance of it. Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887
Never doubt yourself. Never change who you are. Don't care what people think and just go for it.
If you are too scared to rock the groupie look, go for hippy florals over jeans or leggings. The Sun
If you can't find it (farmer's markets are your best bet), go for curly kale, Swiss chard, ruby chard or Savoy cabbage.
If the weather's looking dodgy we take our chances and go for it as we'd all rather film it outdoors. Times, Sunday Times

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