Example sentences of "[pers pn] come [adv prt] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In their early twenties they had a group called the Actors and RCA records asked them to come in for a meeting . |
| 2 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 4 | I came down for the fire , for it was cold in my room . |
| 5 | I came back for a month , met a Peruvian girl and then I got a letter from her giving me a really good reason to come back . |
| 6 | ‘ I came out for a walk , ’ she said , shrugging off his hands . |
| 7 | Can I come up for a moment ? ’ |
| 8 | May I come in for a moment ? |
| 9 | Well Miss rang me up about twenty to nine and said could I come in for the day and I said you 've had it for the day though consider the afternoon . |
| 10 | If I 've had a big bill , occasionally I 've had to say to my mum ‘ I 've no money left , can I come down for the week ? ’ and I 've had to go down there . |
| 11 | When this is suggested , the invitation should always be along the lines of : ‘ I 'd love you to come out for a run in the car with me some time . |
| 12 | The presenting problem should be recognised , for example , ‘ Your niece wondered if you would like us to arrange for you to come out for the day once a week ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And you came along for the ride ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll never believe he done it , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , when she came round for a cup of tea and a slice of the action , ‘ not if he 's convicted by a dozen juries , and do n't tell me he 'll get a fair trial in the current climate of opinion , not unless they pick twelve men the same size and true . |
| 15 | Richard said he 'd invite me over next time she came down for the weekend . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You coming in for a nightcap ? ’ he asked . |
| 17 | Wo n't you come in for a minute ? |
| 18 | Will you come in for a cup of tea ? |
| 19 | and what have you come down for a meal and we used to sit with the landlord having a having a natter whilst having a few few drinks and er yeah he he used to say er when we went up what do you fancy tonight ? |
| 20 | Er when we have erm when you come down for , you know if if if we decide that this is for you , er when you come down for a training course they expect to see a car . |
| 21 | I suppose I see her once or twice a week — she comes in for a cup of tea , or I go to her . |
| 22 | ‘ Tell you what , see if you can persuade him to come down for an X-ray . |
| 23 | Donal Lunny came down , and Gerry O'Beirne and Mary Custy and Eoin O'Neill , my sister Mary , and Adam Calyton , Mike Scott and Steve Wickham had been over in Spiddal at the time , working with John , so they came over for the crack . |
| 24 | Last year they came back for a checkup and medics found their wheelchairs were ruined by the war torn terrain . |
| 25 | Do you think there 's any chance of him coming back for the opening of — ? ’ |
| 26 | they come down for the course and they do n't have one . |
| 27 | ‘ The DJ took up the same line when he came on for the broadcast quiz interview , ’ she went on . |
| 28 | ‘ He came back for the church 's centenary , ’ Mr Hickman recalled . |
| 29 | He came in for a chat the other day and said , oh how you getting on ? |
| 30 | When he came in for the night some hours later he was still agitated and fretting . |