Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] in for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nick Serota , director of the Tate , is at the moment coming in for a lot of criticism because he changes the displays every year . |
| 2 | You need the permission of the owner to go in for a title search so you 'd have to know the owner first . |
| 3 | er and therefore for that very reason do not like to see the Government going in for a whole series of embarrassing defeats er and erm getting into very grave difficulties with an important Bill and I therefore arise only to ask my Noble Friend er at the last minute would like to consider very seriously erm a conciliatory reply of whether accepting er the amendments with er or er or some of them er with er er er view to their reconsideration or asking those who propose them to defer them from to from today 's sitting , there 's still further sittings ahead , but whether he was prepared to ask them to give him a chance to reflect without incurring serious Government defeats to reflect further on whether further amendments can not and should not be made . |
| 4 | We were , yes , cos that 's when I went on to the crane driving in for a crane and got it you see , that 's why I finished up as a crane driver until I went stevedoring . |
| 5 | Now the old-fashioned , strong hessian is wonderful for keeping you warm and dry and John always sported three sacks — one round his waist , another over his shoulders , and the third with the corner pushed in for a hood over his head . |
| 6 | The Defence Minister barely flinched as the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face as they ran the famous film clip from mid-December , 1987 , in which he promised that it would all be over by Christmas . |
| 7 | The Defence Minister barely flinched as the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face as they ran the famous film clip from mid-December , 1987 , in which he promised that it would all be over by Christmas . |