Example sentences of "[noun sg] come [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I I look forward to hearing Mr 's views on on this particular matter given that he was the or or the department was was responsible for for in a sense prolonging the discussion to consider the breakdown of locations and as to whether he feels that there is sufficient technical information available on all of the sectors should a recommendation come forward for a particular sector from from the panel . |
| 2 | This meant that the married women left at home came in for a large share of the work about the croft . |
| 3 | The sun came up for a half an hour , but it was too cold : -46° Centigrade . |
| 4 | oh look at the sky it 's grey , the sun came out for a minute , but it 's all grey again , oh , this sides ever so stiff |
| 5 | At £17.50 a ticket , I expected the band to come on for a bit longer or were they all dashing off to see Lady Chatterley too ? |
| 6 | Nick Serota , director of the Tate , is at the moment coming in for a lot of criticism because he changes the displays every year . |
| 7 | This year I have my mummy and my daddy coming up for a couple of days and that will be fine |
| 8 | And the provision for the county is well over the allocations in the structure plan already , but the County Council , sent observations to the District Council to say , We 're not going to object to this particular er windfall site coming forward for a hundred and sixty houses , because it 's recycling existing urban land , and in that case we can set the policy to one side . |
| 9 | ‘ Is thoo coming in for a cup o' tea ? ’ his father invited , but George shook his head . |
| 10 | They are not tremendously significant unless a person s name comes up for a more senior position . |
| 11 | After lunch ( in a little restaurant with a vine shading the tables , where the proprietor comes out for a chat , and orders him a brandy on the house ; 37,20 , wine and service included ; astonishing value ) he lies down on his bed , and with delicious gradualness , watching the bars of sunlight stirring gently on the half-drawn curtains , falls asleep . |
| 12 | You may think it is a rum thing that a chap like Tim should pay an arm and a leg to come here for a year and then teach us a thing or two but then I am perfectly happy to admit that we do n't know everything . |
| 13 | ‘ There must have been a reason to come here for a day . ’ |
| 14 | The plane came down for a smooth landing amid the radar gear . |
| 15 | Like a miniature adult , his head bows slightly and his small hand comes up for a firm adult shake . |
| 16 | Following the thought of my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford ( Mr. Dunn ) , may I invite the Minister to come there for a walk with his dog on Christmas day to envisage the damage that the new road will cause ? |
| 17 | A group of former Young Farmers who appeared in the film came together for a lunchtime drink to remember the making of the film and to talk over old times . |
| 18 | The parents of the kids at the school where Mrs Rogers taught had her barred from the school , in case the hit squad came back for a second try . |
| 19 | British Rail comes in for a fair bit of stick from travellers who would heartily support the loud speaker announcement heard by Philip White . |
| 20 | The Samaritans have threatened to call in the police if I do not stop pestering them with phone calls , and Alcoholics Anonymous refuse to come out for a drink and discuss my problem . |
| 21 | The school timetable came in for a lot of criticism , especially in cases where arrangements resulted in classes split between two teachers . |
| 22 | You conducted Elektra again in Salzburg in 1964 — I remember Szell , who also knew Strauss , giving you and your cast long and heartfelt applause at the end of the performance — and a Salome was announced for that time , too , which did n't in fact come about for a number of years . |