Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [verb] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 New York drug dealers seem to go in for sophisticated marketing ploys .
2 I mean if Glasgow breaks down for I mean if the pros get called out for two weeks it 's not gon na make a big deal of difference at Norwich .
3 Adrian Littlejohn had given United side a 61st minute lead to make up for two earlier misses from Brian Deane as the home side took a grip on the game .
4 The police have come in for heavy criticism but Rosenthal 's following observation about distortion in behavioural science may be cited as an apologia for some police shortcomings :
5 As we know , the whole indignity that women have to go through for these examinations is , of necessity , I am afraid , an unpleasant experience .
6 Chub and meat baits have taken over for all the major weights .
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