Example sentences of "[vb pp] in for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heavy Roman-emperor head with thinnish iron-grey hair brushed forward , the nose , broad and fleshy , and the mouth fallen in for lack of teeth , was not a comely picture . |
| 2 | Mr Gonzalez has also come in for criticism from within his own party . |
| 3 | Mr Gonzalez has also come in for criticism from within his own party . |
| 4 | The UAE , one of the states indicted by Iraq in 1990 , had previously come in for criticism without any members finding it necessary to resort to violence to obtain redress . |
| 5 | The Court of Appeal has struggled to reconcile the two decisions but has come in for criticism . |
| 6 | She 's established herself as a writer with award winning novels including ’ I 'm the King of the Castle ’ and ’ Woman in Black ’ but Mrs de Winter has come in for criticism . |
| 7 | The force has come in for criticism in the past two months after figures released on the constabulary 's ‘ crime-free day ’ in April showed Cheshire had suffered the highest rise in crime in the country . |
| 8 | The police have also come in for critisism — for not providing enough officers . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | No I 've come in for physio actually . |
| 12 | Defence policy , too , has come in for complaint . |
| 13 | And those 16 are all booked in for treatment during April , most this week . |
| 14 | THE South West Thames regional health authority requested the army be drafted in for ambulance work when it became clear the police could not cope , according to ambulance mangement . |
| 15 | Wherever possible , keep the water that the mushrooms are soaked in for use in the recipe . |
| 16 | And as there was a serious possibility of being invited in for tea and vegetable curry , I thought it wise to make myself scarce . |
| 17 | How to get the plan called in for consideration at a public inquiry , since there is every likelihood Dyfed County Council and possibly CCW would be prepared to negotiate a compromise , based on past performance . |
| 18 | Dr. Prior was called in for consultation and his advice was followed . |
| 19 | Each week , a comedian from the '50s or '60s would be wheeled in for cameo relief ( eg Jimmy Jewel , Peggy Mount , Arthur English ) as a cantankerous alcoholic old patient , and you were guaranteed one horrifying accident per 60 minutes . |
| 20 | They 're convinced some of it 's smuggled in for resale . |
| 21 | He had told Mr Gibson they had been walking past the barn and had gone in for shelter . |
| 22 | When I 'd left the horse in the yard and gone in for breakfast I found both Mackie and Sam Yaeger sitting at the table with Tremayne , all of them discussing that day 's racing at Nottingham . |
| 23 | Where once dockers and carmen had gone in for breakfast or a midday meal they now sat around drinking mugs of tea and eating slices of toast and dripping . |
| 24 | What , has he gone in for surgery ? |
| 25 | yes , well I do n't know , I suppose that nearly all er the houses in Harlow you could say are open planned now , you know had a , had er , a , kitchen dining area that we have , erm or erm lounge , diner , erm they have n't gone in , in this , the ordinary houses , they have n't gone in for building |
| 26 | Without exception they were splattered in paint as if they 'd gone in for action art . |
| 27 | Do n't tell me you 've gone in for politics . |
| 28 | He had a good degree in art history , and had he not gone in for politics he might have made a name for himself as an art historian . |
| 29 | ‘ He told me he had once nearly gone in for psychiatry . |
| 30 | You hurry slowly in the Atlas : at the highest village we were taken in for tea again , by a sister of Ali 's . |