Example sentences of "they [verb] come for " in BNC.

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1 First she was on her own with Rose and some of the women , then they sent for the midwife , who did n't turn up , and only after that did they think to come for me .
2 They 've come for coffee . ’
3 They 've come for the children 's parade , ’ he said softly , motioning her to a seat .
4 They know what they 've come for .
5 I know what they 've come for .
6 She said , oh my God , they 've come for .
7 What do you think they 've come for ?
8 That , after all , was what they had come for .
9 They had come for Russell for his attack on the man in the car .
10 They had come for him !
11 They did n't often have a chance to leave the pub together , but this afternoon she was determined to have a family outing , so as soon as the dinner-things were washed up , they had come for a walk to the Island Gardens .
12 Owen realized that was what they had come for .
13 I mean at the end of the year , we need to have sold a Because these people , they need to come for funding purposes .
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