Example sentences of "come in [prep] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 Christianity especially has come in for great criticism as being the major religion in the history of Western civilization .
2 It will also outline the role and operation of the Social Work Services Inspectorate , which has come in for severe criticism since it was set up by the Scottish Office a year ago .
3 A spate of airline buyouts , which has touched every major US carrier during the last six months , has come in for growing criticism because of the heavy debt it loads on the companies .
4 Baghdad , as in the bunker incident at Ameriyah , came in for rough treatment when Allied airpower set out to paralyse the Iraqi nerve centre in January 1991 .
5 Mr Powell , 44 , came in for fierce criticism when he replaced Terry Wogan with the £10 million drama .
6 The wolves have been coming in from eastern Europe where they fled to escape hunters and human population expansion .
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