Example sentences of "come [adv prt] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The oldest Classic has come in for its usual share of criticism in the past few weeks , largely due to the disappointing number of entries . |
| 2 | And anyway , by now the son of the house had come in for his midday meal , turned on the television , created havoc out of the quiet day . |
| 3 | ‘ I take it then that you have also come in for your share of press flights of fancy ? ’ |
| 4 | Striker Don Goodman is rated as doubtful with a recurring groin injury , and if he has to stand down again Hawke is likely to come in for his first game of the season probably as a partner for ex-England and Boro man Peter Davenport . |
| 5 | I had spent Monday , after a cursory check of the Poles , making one or two repairs and improvements to the Factory , working through the afternoon until my eyes got sore and my father had to call up to me to come down for my dinner . |
| 6 | The callous incident of the heat sink … but then : hands linked in the Tunnel of Terror … the upper-habber had come back for his two companions , for whatever reason … |
| 7 | However , they agreed to come back for their next session , in which Tom said , ‘ We have thought about what you said last week , and neither of us likes the idea of having ‘ tartiness ’ in our relationship , as you put it . |
| 8 | One wonders just how furious : last week , back in Moscow to see her three-year-old son between performances , Semenyaka was having difficulties getting a visa to come back for her next role here , Cinderella , in only three weeks ' time . |
| 9 | and he 's expecting some people to come round for his Legos . |
| 10 | And Keith Rowland looked comfortable when he came on for his first cap in the second half … another lad who can do a useful job for Northern Ireland in years to come . |
| 11 | If I remember , that was on a Saturday night when the gents came down for their pickings . |
| 12 | It was up to her , quickly , to forge herself a manner that would give her an advantage in whatever negotiations were to come : and she had done so , by the time he came down for his breakfast . |
| 13 | The Met Office , naturally , came in for its usual rounds of flak through the unpredictability of the English weather . |
| 14 | Despite a slow start there was soon a reasonable amount of activity as students came in for their lunches . |
| 15 | The gardener they had taken on also came in for her unspoken dissatisfaction . |
| 16 | Lara , sweeping frequently , made a bright 50 , then Richardson — booed loud and long as he came in for his supposed anti Jamaican selections and his team 's poor World Cup performances — made 30 of a stand of 106 with Simmons . |
| 17 | One day when Mr Seeders came in for his meal , he drank too much beer . |
| 18 | A week after they left to join a transport at Warsaw , permission came through for their parents to follow them ‘ for domestic service ’ . |
| 19 | Came over for their wedding did n't she , was it ? |
| 20 | He decided to throw caution to the wind before Selwyn came over for his tea . |
| 21 | The new Tories talked of being ‘ on the side of the people ’ and when , in March 1954 the Television Bill came up for its second reading , they won the day . |
| 22 | When it came up for its third reading on 21 June it was referred to a select committee who on 18 July reported that they were of the opinion that the bill ought not to be proceeded with . |
| 23 | There was pressure from the Liberal Democrat leader , Paddy Ashdown , for Mr Smith to declare firmly which way the Labour Party would be voting when the bill came up for its third reading , which many of the rebels were targeting for a full-scale revolt . |
| 24 | Before darkness fell , and the attempt could be made , Edward 's heralds came back for their answer . |
| 25 | ABBERLEY ( chatty ) : She came back for her books . |
| 26 | ‘ And in that order , too , ’ Ruth laughed , ‘ because it was ages before she came back for her husband . ’ |
| 27 | No , but it be beneficial if it 's Comet and the receipt came back for our insurance from Comet erm |
| 28 | And then , after putting the note on his bed for him to read when he came back for his rest and covering it with the undyed hessian bedspread in case their child saw it , she would sit down and try to wring words out of the sleepy little boy at breakfast before he went off to school , and find that she had an empty morning in which to worry about what she had written . |
| 29 | ‘ He came back for his spare hearing-aid ? ’ |
| 30 | I came back for my brother 's funeral , and I wore my collar and tie . |