Example sentences of "came [adv prt] for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Close behind is his son , Simon , who came along for the ride on his 1916 600cc Douglas , which falls outside the official December 1914 entry date .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 The immunity of Swiss companies to unfriendly or foreign takeovers came in for a pounding in 1988 after Nestlé took over Rowntree , a British confectioner , causing noisy British complaints about the lack of reciprocal opportunities .
6 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 .
7 ‘ 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 . ’
8 The school timetable came in for a lot of criticism , especially in cases where arrangements resulted in classes split between two teachers .
9 ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies .
10 Despite competition from shops offering antiques and locally crafted furniture , Fox 's Lair came in for the bulk of the publicity .
11 Guest of honour was Brigadier Garton who came up for the evening from his base at Catterick Garrison .
12 It was boring in the passage but also , it proved , necessary , as one or two passengers came back for a look at the corpse .
13 ‘ 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 .
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