Example sentences of "[noun] come [adv prt] for " in BNC.

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1 Antrim 's new president collected 220 votes in all as the finances of the Association came in for some healthy but heated discussion .
2 When agricultural improvers visited Sussex in the war years they had little favourable to say about the situation in general and the Weald came in for wholesale condemnation , although there was some disagreement about the details .
3 Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal .
4 Speed came on for White and did n't seem to have many problems although that 's prob- ably because he did n't touch the ball much .
5 Greville Starkey 's riding of the horse came in for fierce criticism , but he made no mistake in Dancing Brave 's next race , drawing right away from Triptych to win the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park .
6 When the Danzig Polish Accord came up for ratification , the Nazis ordered that all Polish Harbour Board officers should be replaced by German and Danzig officers .
7 When the permit came up for renewal in 1986 , Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldridge issued a general permit for the drift-netting to continue .
8 Hankin added : ‘ If a bid came in for Prudhoe , or any other player , we would consider it .
9 The lesser charges centred on the unlicensed pistol and stolen car came up for trial on 11th May .
10 Before the action came on for trial the defendant applied for an adjustment of his liabilities under the Liabilities ( Wartime Adjustment ) Act 1941 .
11 If the green light came on for either project , the paper would go straight to capitalization as a commercial company .
12 Ken came in for coffee .
13 ‘ He always said he would n't stand in my way if a bigger club came in for me .
14 — STRESSHOLME Golf Club came in for high praise yesterday after staging the Mizuno Tournament a major event for assistant professionals .
15 Wetherall came off for Batty .
16 Honestly , you 'd think it was Antony coming back for Cleopatra the way she 's carrying on ! ’
17 Gerry Byrom and Mathew Doggert come in for Richard Scanlon and John Pierce .
18 The Star agrees : ‘ Now knives come out for Smith … the left seemed poised to turn the party back to red-blooded socialism after being forced to hibernate by Mr Kinnock . ’
19 Er what the presents come out for ?
20 A Whitehall spokesman said the investigation would be extremely thorough and a decision should be ready by the time Yousefi comes up for parole after a third of his sentence .
21 So , if some italian club comes in for Macca at say 4M ( a definate possibility ) , and/or someone come in for Speed at say 3.5M , well have no fucking team left .
22 So , if some italian club comes in for Macca at say 4M ( a definate possibility ) , and/or someone come in for Speed at say 3.5M , well have no fucking team left .
23 Your gear comes in for some heavy duty usage .
24 Before darkness fell , and the attempt could be made , Edward 's heralds came back for their answer .
25 When Checkland 's contract came up for renewal , it was renewed only for a token year .
26 Last season he was getting loads of stick and his contract came up for renewal — when we were in a potential relegation situation .
27 Sarah came in for you . ’
28 Then a scholarship to university came in for Sheila .
29 ‘ Adam Reed came on for the last half hour and did well for a 16-year-old . ’
30 When Marcus came in for supper , two hours later , Daniel 's Mum was still talking , to Stephanie , who was in and out of the kitchen dishing up vegetables and making gravy , to her son , who moved his weight cautiously from time to time on a dining-room chair and frowned and frowned .
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