Example sentences of "come for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The entry of Britain into the Common Market in 1973 had given us access to a 10% repayment scheme of the Consolidated Fund , allowed under EEC rules , and it was from this source that the money would come for the expansion of the Customs fleet . |
| 2 | I mean , it 's hard to think of an equivalent , but say you were an inhabitant of Hastings in the year 2066 and you went down to the beach one day and these longships were coming towards you and lots of people in chainmail and pointy helmets got out and said they 'd come for the Battle of Hastings and would you rustle up King Harold so they could shoot him in the eye and here was a huge wallet full of money for you to play your part . |
| 3 | If he 'd come for the race … |
| 4 | Does the vicar come for the race ? |
| 5 | He says she is still the MP she was ; in 1986 she told a hard left conference that ‘ if they come for Militant in the morning , they 'll come for the rest of us in the afternoon ’ . |
| 6 | The young guys will come for the sport , the young unemployed . |
| 7 | Castro did , however , mention Cuba 's desire for trade relations and Alekseev , presumably perceiving this to be the best way forward , suggested that the Soviet trade exhibition then in New York should be brought to Havana , and that Anastas Mikoian might come for the opening ( Bourne : 1987 , p. 189 ) . |
| 8 | After all , a dog or a cat will come for the rub and tickle it so obviously enjoys . |
| 9 | Soon after first light , either Caspar 's or Louis ' men would come for the President . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'd think he 'd come for the Christmas or even write but never a word , no thought for anybody except himself , ’ and it cast a deep shadow when they tried to imagine what kind of space enclosed Luke in England during the same hour , but they were n't able to imagine it . |
| 11 | He dies on Christmas Eve , and they do n't come for the body till the day after Boxing Day . |
| 12 | ‘ And you did not come for the horse trekking . ’ |
| 13 | I 'd just come for the wedding . |
| 14 | ‘ The young pup can come for the funeral , surely , ’ he said . |
| 15 | She glanced downwards , just exactly as she had on the day I 'd come for the room . |
| 16 | I 'll come for the dog later on . ’ |