Example sentences of "come [adv prt] for [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the Green Paper has come in for a variety of criticisms and there is little evidence that its recommendations will be acted upon in the short- or medium-term . |
| 2 | Dates have just come in for a series of Ovation guitar clinics , with Ian Aitken : Wed Oct 14th , Picton Music , Swansea ; Thu 15th , Cranes Music , Cardiff ; Mon 26th , Oasis Music , Ringwood , Hants ; Tues 27th , Soundpad , Barnstaple ; Thu 29th , Avalon Music , Sevenoaks ; Wed 11th Nov , Music Inn , Nottingham ; Thu 12th , Musical Exchange , Birmingham ; Fri 13th , Foulds of Derby ; Wed 18th , Rose Morris Music Store , London . |
| 3 | He had come in for a book of stamps , and when he had got it he joined Breeze , who was waiting on the Green . |
| 4 | JACQUES Delors has come in for a lot of flak for the collapse of the Gatt world trade talks . |
| 5 | The prince has come in for a lot of criticism from the UN and the West for spending most of the past few months in China . |
| 6 | He used to come in for a couple of drinks . |
| 7 | If you 'd care to come in for a cup of tea , now that you 've got out and everything , you 'd be most welcome . |
| 8 | Pam has come down for a day of shopping , bringing along our adopted younger sister Kath . |
| 9 | and go out and that , if you want to come down for a couple of days . |
| 10 | Would you like to come round for a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 11 | There seemed only one answer , for India had seldom boasted fast bowlers of sufficient quality to operate much beyond the first half-dozen shine-removing overs before the spinners came on for the rest of the innings . |
| 12 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 13 | Thus Jasper 's father might have been the man who was painting the flats and who came in for a cup of tea , or the old lover whom she happened to run into in Denmark Hill , or the neighbour who was moving out of Flat 16 and who came up to say goodbye while his girlfriend was packing their furniture into the rented van . |
| 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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | The school timetable came in for a lot of criticism , especially in cases where arrangements resulted in classes split between two teachers . |
| 17 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 18 | Despite competition from shops offering antiques and locally crafted furniture , Fox 's Lair came in for the bulk of the publicity . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll never believe he done it , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , when she came round for a cup of tea and a slice of the action , ‘ not if he 's convicted by a dozen juries , and do n't tell me he 'll get a fair trial in the current climate of opinion , not unless they pick twelve men the same size and true . |
| 20 | ‘ Malcolm may be coming in for a couple of days each week , ’ said Rofe . |
| 21 | I got erm Patsy coming in for a bite of lunch |
| 22 | So my father went over on the Monday evening and after such a a young man paid such interest in the garden and paying so much compliments , Well you ca n't go home without coming in for a cup of tea . |
| 23 | Coming in for a cup of tea ? |
| 24 | Nick Serota , director of the Tate , is at the moment coming in for a lot of criticism because he changes the displays every year . |
| 25 | This year I have my mummy and my daddy coming up for a couple of days and that will be fine |
| 26 | Do you think there 's any chance of him coming back for the opening of — ? ’ |
| 27 | The old Moscow publishers Iskusstvo managed to release just one book last year , and having exhausted its resources , it was forced to suspend publication of the journal Iskusstvo , which has been coming out for a number of decades . |
| 28 | She and Hattie said they were coming around for a cup of tea . |
| 29 | ‘ You do n't feel like coming round for a bite of supper tonight , I suppose ? ’ she shouted . |
| 30 | Will you come in for a cup of tea ? |