Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] in for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks !
2 Rex moved in for a cuddle .
3 And in the 72nd minute Distillery keeper Collins pawed the ball away on the goal-line as Gardiner raced in for the kill .
4 Gary Lund raced in for the rebound but Marker turned the ball round the post .
5 When Safeways was particularly busy ‘ one Friday lunchtime , Phyllis popped in for a packet of chops for her husband and herself .
6 The wind caught it and it bounced awkwardly for the St Aloysius defence and Roy Montgomery went in for a try under the posts which was converted by Ross Houghton .
7 One morning when she was in his office working on his personal files Mike came in for a discussion .
8 But they were unable to make it to the Lincolnshire course and leading northern jockey Peter Niven stepped in for the ride .
9 The Iliad went in for the triumvirate in the Ladbroke of 1991 at Leopardstown and then the biggest success of all came at Cheltenham where Destriero was supposed to have landed a gamble of over £1m in taking the Supreme Novices Hurdle .
10 PREMIER John Major dropped in for a chat with British troops in the Bosnian front line yesterday .
11 PREMIER John Major dropped in for a chat with British troops in the Bosnian front line yesterday .
12 Moments later , Town were in trouble again , when Viveash dived in for a challenge and gave away a penalty ; an expensive tackle , as Mark Pembridge slammed home the kick , which Fraser Digby almost saved .
13 That 's why Chris came in for the baby clothes . ’
14 SINEAD O'Connor came in for a lot of flack when she tore the picture of the Pope on American television but by selling her home for charity she has put her money where her mouth is .
15 McCarthy 's mistake came in the 76th minute when he allowed a long ball to go over his head , and Guy Whittingham nipped in for the equaliser .
16 They nearly blew it at the start of the second half too as Brighton closed in for the kill .
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