Example sentences of "[vb -s] in for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Election ‘ 92 : Thatcher flies in for count |
| 2 | Surprise Wirral date for Duchess TIRED FERGIE FLIES IN FOR HOMES VISIT |
| 3 | It can be said of these strong-minded and independently gifted accomplices that their work shows a dimension of reciprocity and replication , of the production unit , which stands at an appreciable remove from parody and plagiarism , and from the mimicry of other people 's voices which is comprehended in the term ‘ ventriloquism ’ , which Amis goes in for in private , among friends , and which is also a pleasure of the novels he writes . |
| 4 | When eavesdropping ( a vicarious ghost-life he goes in for ) , he hears Raskolnikov tell Sonya about the crime , and later , without openly referring to it , the potential suicide twits the actual murderer : Sell , you can certainly do a lot . ’ |
| 5 | He goes in for a sort of hall-of-mirrors self-impersonation , telling people how he would have done the murder if he had done it ( which he has ) . |
| 6 | He also goes in for creative self-plundering by way of rhetorical and dialectical self-parody . |
| 7 | Powerful stuff , which represents the sort of passionate writing that Mr Wright himself goes in for . |
| 8 | Caird also goes in for a few unnecessary stunts , such as having two of the ladies of the town played by men in drag . |
| 9 | Chris , tall , lithe and manly , strips off and goes in for a swim in his panda-briefs . |
| 10 | But if the Section Sergeant goes in for any necessary purpose , the Inspector comes in , he is reported and gets a severe reprimand from his superiors for idling his time in the Station . |
| 11 | Edwina , the worldly mother-in-law who goes in for interior decoration . |
| 12 | Corinthian Geometric goes in for small vessels of very high technical quality , simply and elegantly decorated . |
| 13 | Everyone goes in for a little enhancement , one way or another . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's just one of those dreams the urban yuppy like me goes in for , ’ he said . |
| 15 | I do n't know how often Rotherhithe goes in for gunfights , but this could be one of ours . ’ |
| 16 | You 're the one , I would say , who goes in for aggression . ’ |
| 17 | A man who goes in for abduction does n't merit explanations , and neither , ’ she went on , warming to her subject , ‘ does anyone who can purloin other people 's property , quite deliberately and without conscience , have any right to spout morals at me . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Doubtless he visits the alehouse when he goes in for supplies . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think Zeinab goes in for compromises much , ’ said Owen gloomily . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not the only one who goes in for charades , ’ he said harshly . |
| 21 | ‘ Could n't I see her , before she goes in for surgery ? ’ |
| 22 | In the afternoon , one or both of us goes in for extra teaching , discussions , etc. in the afternoon , and then we eat dinner at 6 . |
| 23 | Her mother goes in for the bingo . |
| 24 | Yeah , and if goes in for a pint he gives you a packet now . |
| 25 | A packet now , goes in for a pint . |
| 26 | An' she drops in for another little drop , |
| 27 | Judi Goodwin drops in for a mince pie and soaks up the atmosphere of this warm , family home . |
| 28 | When Eddie gets the brush off from his new female boss ( the very wonderful Robin Givens ) , director Reggie Hudlin cues up comic reversals ( she stands him up , drops in for a quick fuck , he bleats about commitment ) , which may not quite reflect the complexity of modern sex wars ( no mention of Aids here ) but are still funny . |
| 29 | Tiger Moth pilot Tony drops in for a pub pint |
| 30 | It 's different here , Léonie tried to explain : in our kitchen in London no one ever drops in for a chat . |