Example sentences of "has [verb] [adv prt] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The practical tasks a carer has to carry out for a dementia sufferer are not necessarily , of course , the hardest part of care . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | JACQUES Delors has come in for a lot of flak for the collapse of the Gatt world trade talks . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Pam has come down for a day of shopping , bringing along our adopted younger sister Kath . |
| 6 | As you may already realise , once again the Almeida has gone in for a lot of posh posturing got up as a drama of social consciousness . |
| 7 | Microsoft 's Windows NT group has signed up for a 20ft by 20ft booth , claiming it does n't have the budget for a bigger space . |
| 8 | Cleveland Ambulance NHS Trust has signed up for a Department of Health initiative which encourages healthy living for all staff . |