Example sentences of "[noun] come [adv prt] for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal .
2 ‘ Adam Reed came on for the last half hour and did well for a 16-year-old . ’
3 Sterland came on for the last half-hour of this week 's 3-0 reserve team win over Manchester City at Maine Road , and yesterday declared : ‘ It went brilliantly .
4 Shane Warne , whose solitary wicket of the series had cost him 228 runs , was rested , while Tom Moody came in for the out-of-form Mark Waugh .
5 As the curtain came down for the fourth time the ‘ helpers ’ all gave a huge sigh and reverted back to responsible adults !
6 Greed came in for the first time .
7 When the programme 's ratings dipped immediately after the November revamp , Focus came in for the heaviest criticism .
8 Darren Jackson comes in for the suspended Mike Ford …
9 After that , a top executive tends to get stale , in Pearce 's opinion , because ‘ you 're seeing the same problems coming up for the second , third or even fourth time and you begin to think you 've done it all before .
10 Alistair , Wendy and Anna come in for the worst of it .
11 Before returning to England he was asked to persuade Gladstone to come over for the 1878 Yale ‘ commencement ’ but he would plead in vain .
12 The next report came in for the 3rd goal , and again said ‘ Leeds are beginning to get back into the match , but Norwich have scored a 3rd ’ … all other reports/comments just mention the goals .
13 AN ERA ends today when the shutters come down for the last time at the Owen Owen store in Liverpool .
14 Somerset openers Andy Hayhurst and Mark Lathwell began promisingly against the pacemen but Carrick came on for the last over before lunch and had Lathwell caught at slip off a cunningly flighted ball which turned .
15 I know many millions of people have already asked , but when is Lemmings coming out for the 64 ?
16 I drifted after the three of them to watch the runners come out for the third race and was n't far behind them when they walked right down to the rails to see the contest from the closest possible quarters .
17 Cy left the cast and Michael came in for the last two weeks of rehearsals .
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