Example sentences of "come [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gayer , shorter girls would come on for a general dance to the Gavotte . |
| 2 | Ask if you can come down for a day or two . |
| 3 | ‘ You can come down for a nice sit in me kitchen , ’ said Mrs Beavis . |
| 4 | Diane locked herself in her bedroom and would n't come down for a day because she was afraid of her father 's anger . |
| 5 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 6 | And when I took those I did n't come down for a , and that frightened me , I said to Russell I will never ever take speed because it 's if , I was er we were in the pub right on a Sunday morning and I was there but I was n't there , I was somewhere else . |
| 7 | Will you come in for a cup of tea ? |
| 8 | I pulled up outside Tremayne 's house and while I put on my socks again she said she would come in for a while for company , ‘ to cure the trembles ’ . |
| 9 | The upshot of it all was that they wanted me to ask Derek would he come in for a sperm count . |
| 10 | At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up . |
| 11 | Wo n't you come in for a minute ? |
| 12 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 13 | He was a very nice man and said we could come in for a chat . |
| 14 | Neighbours would come in for a drink and boxes of chocolates and handkerchiefs would be exchanged . |
| 15 | May I come in for a moment ? |
| 16 | They can come in for a meal or a show and not have to worry about last trains , or driving back . |
| 17 | ‘ You 'll come in for a moment , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 18 | He may come in for a steak , but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal . |
| 19 | Tomorrow he may come in for a steak , but needs to be in and out in ten minutes . |
| 20 | Well , she 's still not really conscious , but he could come in for a minute , could n't he ? ’ |
| 21 | And then after oh , after a few weeks she said I 'll come in for a cup of tea . |
| 22 | Said oh that 's alright , we 've got some friends coming down this weekend , we 'll come in for a bar snack . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I 'll come along for a little while to the bonfire , but do n't accept for me later . |
| 24 | Oh , the dear love , thought Leith , having just realised that , heartsick for a sight of Rosemary , he must have been hoping that Rosemary was back and that she might , if asked , come over for a cup of coffee . |
| 25 | In due course ( usually about the end of January ) such Bills will come up for a second reading , i.e. they will appear again on the order paper for consideration during private business , the first item on the Houses ' agenda after prayers , usually 2.35 to 2.40 or 2.45 p.m . |
| 26 | Do come up for a day or so if there is the remotest possible chance . |
| 27 | Thinks she 'll come up for a break . |
| 28 | Can I come up for a moment ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I never seen anybody come back for a second dose of the blue , ’ said a man behind her , for all the world as though he were safe reminiscing in some bar of his old age . |
| 30 | Mr Rochester is always very popular with the ladies at these parties , so he may not come back for a week or so . ’ |