Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] in for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But then I thought , ‘ I 'll show him , ’ and I went in for the Pub Entertainer of the Year contest .
2 when I went in for the steamer
3 We were cooking for ourselves so we settled in for the evening and made ourselves comfortable .
4 As we trooped in for the service , the sun caught it and , for a moment , I had a virion of what it must have really looked like , all those years ago , when they nailed poor old JC up before the people , one bright day in palestine .
5 Suddenly , as they arrowed in for the kill , the man-thing did something they had never experienced before in any hunted victim .
6 His unexpected action momentarily surprised them , but their canine brains instantly readjusted speed and timing of strike , as they arrowed in for the kill .
7 Collecting her ticket , she came up behind him again as he checked in for the flight .
8 When he came in for the night some hours later he was still agitated and fretting .
9 I think we said to you on Friday erm both me and Roger actually said that he he went into er he went in for the kill and he c he came out with slaughter
10 Mr Hallam said he slid in for the tackle and they ended up with their legs tangled .
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