Example sentences of "[noun prp] came [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ken came in for coffee . |
| 2 | Did n't Edith say then that Ann came across for Christmas ? |
| 3 | Wetherall came off for Batty . |
| 4 | When Marcus came in for supper , two hours later , Daniel 's Mum was still talking , to Stephanie , who was in and out of the kitchen dishing up vegetables and making gravy , to her son , who moved his weight cautiously from time to time on a dining-room chair and frowned and frowned . |
| 5 | The IDA came in for attack the following day from residents ' associations in both Currabinny and Ringaskiddy . |
| 6 | Felipe had gone before Maggie came down for breakfast the next day . |
| 7 | Anne , what a lovely story , although it was n't very lovely , was it , when Aunty May came round for Christmas , and inflicted herself upon the whole family , with her own particular brand of misery ? |
| 8 | Stephen came home for Christmas , but it was a quiet , sad time for the family . |
| 9 | There is nothing very new about it all Alf Ramsey was hounded out despite winning the World Cup , while Don Revie , Ron Greenwood and Bobby Robson came in for vilification but things do seem to be getting worse . |
| 10 | Half time — Malone 0 Greystones 8 Adrian Bush came on for Willis in the second half and made an immediate impact with a 40 second minute penalty and then a splendid forty metre touch clearance . |
| 11 | The Belfry came in for criticism with some newspapers saying it was no place to stage a match of this importance . |
| 12 | The afternoon ending , we took Fiona home and went on to Shellerton House where Perkin came through for drinks , Tremayne went out to see the horses and Gareth returned from a football match . |
| 13 | Ipswich made their first substitution after 75 minutes when Whelan came on for Bozinoski . |
| 14 | You said Whelan came on for Rocky , so I assume Wallace then played wide on the right . |
| 15 | Whelan came on for Rocky , and hit the post with his first touch , after Macca had made a lovely run and cut-back . |
| 16 | Before Bill Clinton played sax on Arsenio Hall , before Big Arnie came out for George Bush , before the movie-made presidency of Ronald Reagan , there was the Boston Tea Party : American politics has always been more surreal than any satire . |
| 17 | The auction house decided to withdraw from the sale when its December 1990 contract with Lord Northampton came up for renewal . |
| 18 | Garcia and Potter came on for Leman and Halls in the 45th minute and Welch replaced Williams seven minutes later . |
| 19 | Garcia and Potter came on for Leman and Halls in the 45th minute and Welch replaced Williams seven minutes later . |
| 20 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 21 | Brian Deane took the place of White while Paul Merson came on for Andy Sinton . |
| 22 | QPR 's right back Bardsley came on for Arsenal 's Lee Dixon at the start of the second half , but lasted only 19 minutes before limping off . |
| 23 | My father and mother were living at Sleetburn , where I was born , with my grandparents and a great-uncle , when Low Birk Hatt came up for auction . |