Example sentences of "they [vb mod] come for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says she is still the MP she was ; in 1986 she told a hard left conference that ‘ if they come for Militant in the morning , they 'll come for the rest of us in the afternoon ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ They 'll come for you , now . |
| 3 | They 'll come for me . ’ |
| 4 | Only the husk , the empty shell of what they 'd come for . |
| 5 | I mean , it 's hard to think of an equivalent , but say you were an inhabitant of Hastings in the year 2066 and you went down to the beach one day and these longships were coming towards you and lots of people in chainmail and pointy helmets got out and said they 'd come for the Battle of Hastings and would you rustle up King Harold so they could shoot him in the eye and here was a huge wallet full of money for you to play your part . |
| 6 | A number of ships were leaving at the same time — presumably with what they 'd come for , after Recovery — but we were slotted into the readiness pattern at fourth place . |
| 7 | I said why they 'd come for her would n't they ? |
| 8 | Part French and part halting English , it said that they planned to visit London and then Scotland , and though it would be almost the grouse shooting season there , they would come for August 12th to Yorkshire , taking up Robert 's invitation . |
| 9 | they can come for another little holiday at Easter . |