Example sentences of "i [vb past] in for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 3 | ‘ I had a cartilage operation three and a half years ago , and I went in for a tackle just before Christmas and damaged it again . |
| 4 | I went in for a tackle with Brian Mooney and I came off worse because I broke my right leg . |
| 5 | While I 'm digging that garden she used to go out roll in the trench what I 'd dug and soon as I went in for a drink she was in there before me ! |
| 6 | I mean , I ended up staying a month at some bloke 's house after I went in for a pack of strings ! |
| 7 | So I went in for a scholarship with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts . |
| 8 | But then I thought , ‘ I 'll show him , ’ and I went in for the Pub Entertainer of the Year contest . |
| 9 | when I went in for the steamer |
| 10 | ‘ I nipped in for a look . |