Example sentences of "[verb] come [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I bet you never thought you 'd end up as a social accessory whenever you agreed to come here for a holiday ! |
| 2 | The reason is that foreign companies want to come here for a highly trained and highly motivated work force who work for good British companies . |
| 3 | Ideally , of course , there should be the choice , especially for islanders having to work on the mainland who want to come home for the weekend . |
| 4 | and go out and that , if you want to come down for a couple of days . |
| 5 | There are a few of us ( 3 at mo — myself , a mate and Steve Walsh ) who want to come down for the Oxford match from Durham/Newcastle . |
| 6 | Want to come in for a minute ? " |
| 7 | Nevertheless , Sun has come in for no small amount of criticism in pursuing what is often strictly an ‘ invented here ’ approach to technology solutions , at the expense of making some pragmatic marketing decisions . |
| 8 | Understandably , this presumption has come in for a great deal of criticism . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | JACQUES Delors has come in for a lot of flak for the collapse of the Gatt world trade talks . |
| 11 | The prince has come in for a lot of criticism from the UN and the West for spending most of the past few months in China . |
| 12 | While it has come in for a certain amount of criticism , it has also attracted much praise , especially from industry . |
| 13 | Since the disease is heterosexually transmitted in Africa , the group which has come in for the most blame for its rapid spread have been the many poor women who have been supporting themselves in Nairobi through commercial sex . |
| 14 | Pam has come down for a day of shopping , bringing along our adopted younger sister Kath . |
| 15 | Put simply , everyone has come together for the common good and economic prosperity of the river . |
| 16 | Ring her up , see if she wants to come down for a drink . |
| 17 | He never wrote entirely admiring reviews : ‘ It 's the essence of a book never to be perfect , ’ he said , ‘ so its writer must expect to come in for a little criticism . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm always on the lookout for players who will benefit Derry City and Ian has agreed to come over for a month initially , ’ said Coyle . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm always on the lookout for players who will benefit Derry City and Ian has agreed to come over for a month initially , ’ said Coyle . |
| 20 | Hello er , I 'm phoning on behalf of Mrs Ada er she 's got to come in for a scan on the fourth of February , nine o'clock , now we 've only just got back from the hospital today , cos she oh , she had to go today for one , yeah , and we 've just |
| 21 | Would you like to come round for a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 22 | She said politely , ‘ Would you like to come in for a last drink ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Would you like to come in for a … cup of coffee or something ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Would you like to come home for a drink ? |
| 25 | Not because she could n't lose weight but because she enjoyed coming along for a weekly work-out session and it helped to keep her weight in check . |
| 26 | She hoped that he would n't suggest coming up for a coffee ; she did n't think she could rise to a social occasion at this particular moment , so she was thankful to accept her car keys , bid him a hurried , ‘ Safe journey , ’ and close the door again . |
| 27 | Rubie 's Choice appeared to blow up at Marks Tey and should have come on for the race , while Zoe Turner , on her home track , can choose between As You Were and Royal Sting . |
| 28 | Quick Reaction finished well clear of Bigsun at High Easter , but the latter will have come on for the race , while Shimshek bypassed Ascot on Wednesday and must have every chance here . |
| 29 | If she was so genteel , she would n't have come here for the pittance she 's paid . |
| 30 | They are cared for by the shepherds , who would once have come up for the summer along with the animals , and slept in their traditional , bleak little cabins ; nowadays , they are for the most part motorized and can commute genteelly to the livestock from their homes below . |