Example sentences of "[pers pn] came [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came over for a short visit when my parents first moved here … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 4 | I came back for a month , met a Peruvian girl and then I got a letter from her giving me a really good reason to come back . |
| 5 | ‘ I came out for a walk , ’ she said , shrugging off his hands . |
| 6 | The women lived with it — some of them came here for a week and then went back to it . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ We came here for a purpose . |
| 9 | When we came home for a mid-day dinner , the washing lines in the back garden would be hung with sheets , towels , our clothes , hankies and so on . |
| 10 | As I watched , the flame , a centimetre behind the wasp 's wax gummed head , freed the antennae from the grease and they came upright for a while before they frazzled . |
| 11 | Last year they came back for a checkup and medics found their wheelchairs were ruined by the war torn terrain . |
| 12 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 13 | I think he ca I think he came tonight for a game of cards that 's all he came |
| 14 | He came in for a chat the other day and said , oh how you getting on ? |