Example sentences of "in for [art] [noun] of [noun pl] " 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 | But her deep tanned face had been lived in for a fistful of decades . |
| 3 | We do n't know what he 's like yet — would n't it be better to ask him for an odd Sunday first before we let ourselves in for a course of sermons ? ’ |
| 4 | Trade you in for a couple of camels , he 'd come home with a couple of camels |
| 5 | The house was n't run-down , either , but there were touches here and there betraying the fact 64 that it had n't been lived in for a couple of years ; the windows that were n't shuttered were n't clean , and there were weeds pushing up through the gravel . |
| 6 | He used to come in for a couple of drinks . |
| 7 | ‘ Malcolm may be coming in for a couple of days each week , ’ said Rofe . |
| 8 | ‘ All you have to do is hang in for a couple of days , ’ she told herself . |
| 9 | So he was only in for a couple of days then ? |
| 10 | Thanks to the number of school boards and the complicated system of voting , the final results will not be in for a couple of weeks . |
| 11 | We just had to sit there all day on our own , and I was in for a couple of weeks . |
| 12 | So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know . |
| 13 | Lindsey came on and sat in for a couple of numbers and really enjoyed being back on the boards with us lot . |
| 14 | But first you 're in for a couple of months in Florida . |
| 15 | I mean , I ended up staying a month at some bloke 's house after I went in for a pack of strings ! |
| 16 | He had come in for a book of stamps , and when he had got it he joined Breeze , who was waiting on the Green . |
| 17 | When Safeways was particularly busy ‘ one Friday lunchtime , Phyllis popped in for a packet of chops for her husband and herself . |
| 18 | He goes in for a sort of hall-of-mirrors self-impersonation , telling people how he would have done the murder if he had done it ( which he has ) . |
| 19 | ‘ People were very friendly and we were invited in for a number of cups of tea during our stay , ’ PC Mardon said . |
| 20 | But quite clearly this is a more expensive use of beds in residential establishments , when people simply come in for a matter of days or week or two weeks , rather than coming in on a permanent basis . |