Example sentences of "to come [adv prt] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and erm I used to do erm , keep a check on the flying times of the planes cos every forty hours they had to come in for a different check . |
| 2 | He never wrote entirely admiring reviews : ‘ It 's the essence of a book never to be perfect , ’ he said , ‘ so its writer must expect to come in for a little criticism . ’ |
| 3 | We used to come in for a fair amount of ribbing and good-natured chaff , and remarks like , Was it a red sky this morning ? |
| 4 | She said politely , ‘ Would you like to come in for a last drink ? ’ |
| 5 | " Ask Dr. Lorrimer to come down for a few minutes , will you please ? " |
| 6 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
| 7 | Sixty miles they used to come over for a good evening at those and maybe two principles |
| 8 | Should n't we be opening our universities to older people , for people to come back for a second dose as it were , for retraining and so on ? |