Example sentences of "[verb] in for [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the visitors caught Quakers cold at the restart when a right wing free kick was floated in for Ronnie Jepson to nip ahead of his marker and stab the ball past Prudhoe . |
| 2 | Hitchcock has yet to concede a goal since stepping in for Dave Beasant . |
| 3 | For the exasperated livestock farmer , with fears for the future of his pig unit or broiler house , for the fruit-grower alarmed by the possibility of a poisonous spray inadvertently finding its way into the metabolism of a casual passerby , and for the cereals farmer who does not take kindly to his best malting barley being trampled down in order to create an impromptu picnic site , the simplest solution is to go in for siege tactics . |
| 4 | You ought to go in for beauty comps , he said when he was winding up his film . |
| 5 | Of every hundred pounds that 's invested , round about forty pounds goes straight to the government in betting duty , round about thirty pounds goes to the football pools in expenses , commissions and profits , leaving round about thirty pounds to be returned in prizes , and so you can see that your rate of return on football pools is extremely small , but on the other hand a very large number of people do enter the football pools , and when they win they can win considerable sums of money and it can make absolute rational economic sense to go in for football pools because you are giving yourself a chance , no matter how small , of winning a sum of money that you would n't expect to come across in any other way of your life . |
| 6 | Vinny Jones has been sold to Wimbledon and David Lee is set to come in for Paul Elliott , who will be out for the season with injury . |
| 7 | And this Mr he was , he used to c he well he was collec calling f with Mr and he kept calling with me the same so I used to order my bulk in October to come in for Christmas goods . |
| 8 | Or , from the Viz diary of a made-up Hollywood stunt man : ‘ I was asked to stand in for Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon II , but I turned it down 'cos Patsy Kensit 's got tits like fried eggs . ’ |
| 9 | Russ Abbot stands in for Leslie Crowther |
| 10 | Fagg and Blenkinsop gossip and doze , sometimes joined by Fishbane , and the occasional non-resident looks in for afternoon tea . |
| 11 | Golf : Calcavecchia digs in for consolation prize |
| 12 | Now I have a salaried job instead of running the home I have no time to do the shopping , take the car to the garage or wait in for service engineers of various sorts . |
| 13 | A spokesperson for the gallery told The Art Newspaper that Assistant curator Marla Prather is filling in for Ms Rosenthal , but the former positions of Messrs Cowart and Moffett remain unfilled . |
| 14 | Of the other leading contenders for honours , Instonians have boosted their squad with the return of Davy Wilson from the French League , where he figured for Amiens , while Irish U-18 Andrew McBride is back at Annadale slotting in for Vincent Devenney ( working in the US ) . |
| 15 | Of the other leading contenders for honours , Instonians have boosted their squad with the return of Davy Wilson from the French League , where he figured for Amiens , while Irish U-18 Andrew McBride is back at Annadale slotting in for Vincent Devenney ( working in the US ) . |
| 16 | The Communists put in for wage rises , holiday increases ; a new cabinet was formed , Prime Minister Pompidou offered deals , new talks ; the strikes continued , but dwindled in number . |
| 17 | and who 's going in for emergency surgery and whose chances of coming out are virtually nil anyway . |
| 18 | They 're going in for papers Wednesday . |
| 19 | The record card for such a client was scribbled over with the comment of dealers : " He 's about to buy a house ; has no funds ; he 'll see how the shares he already has do ; he 's going in for Rolls Royce , so has no money ; he 's still waiting for share certificates — once these have arrived he will think about further investment . " |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Yes , her husband had asked her to put in for £500 worth of shares . |
| 22 | There are people who have been brought in unconscious for no apparent reason , who have had car accidents and been cut free by the fire brigade and rushed in for emergency treatment following accidents . |
| 23 | Even the expressions of support and sympathy that flooded in for Rudolf Hess from all around the world were ruthlessly destroyed by the British censors . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | ‘ All age groups and especially girls coming in for hen party gimmicks naughty , rude practical jokes they are certainly selling well . |
| 26 | ‘ Do you remember that old lady who kept coming in for Roald Dahl , saying he was a woman ? ’ sobbed Denise . |
| 27 | Tributes pour in for charity king |
| 28 | Will there be people of different ages all doing separate things or do you go in for family activities or both ? |
| 29 | If it happens , Tranmere will go in for Mike Quinn . |
| 30 | Thousands set to flock in for country festival |