Example sentences of "[pers pn] come [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " 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 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I came out for a walk , ’ she said , shrugging off his hands . |
| 6 | Can I come up for a moment ? ’ |
| 7 | May I come in for a moment ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ You coming in for a nightcap ? ’ he asked . |
| 11 | Wo n't you come in for a minute ? |
| 12 | Will you come in for a cup of tea ? |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I suppose I see her once or twice a week — she comes in for a cup of tea , or I go to her . |
| 16 | Last year they came back for a checkup and medics found their wheelchairs were ruined by the war torn terrain . |
| 17 | He came in for a chat the other day and said , oh how you getting on ? |
| 18 | He 's not going in for any pretending over a baby unless he comes in for a share of the cash , bloody ridiculous it is . |