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

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1 An advance group of undergraduates moved in for the Michaelmas Term .
2 This and other theatres elsewhere were at their peak when the gentry came in for the Quarter Sessions ; for wives and marriageable daughters , there were the balls and concerts of the Assembly Rooms specially built at the back of the George Hotel .
3 He failed to find a seat at the next general election , but came in for the family borough a few weeks later , and acted as teller against his patron 's impeachment .
4 That 's why Chris came in for the baby clothes . ’
5 But then I thought , ‘ I 'll show him , ’ and I went in for the Pub Entertainer of the Year contest .
6 And , imagine all that loose change brought in for the gambling machines bouncing high like metal sparks .
7 Cannelini beans replaced tinned and a bechamel mixed with Pecorino Romano from Lina Stores , Brewer Street , London W1 , stood in for the cottage cheese , It was every bit as good as the original , if somewhat more sophisticated .
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