Example sentences of "[vb past] in for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is n't the phrase just meaningless , flung in for the rhythm , meaning no more than ‘ by pillar or by post ’ , ‘ by night or by day ’ , ‘ by hook or by crook ’ ? |
| 2 | He was hustled away by some of the extra police officers drafted in for the case . |
| 3 | Collecting her ticket , she came up behind him again as he checked in for the flight . |
| 4 | A £1,000 computer , several orders of magnitude more powerful than machines which cost £3,000 even five years ago , has very little profit built in for the supplier . |
| 5 | But , as the striker moved in for the kill , the defender retrieved the situation with a splendid recovery tackle . |
| 6 | This and other theatres elsewhere were at their peak when the gentry came in for the Quarter Sessions ; for wives and marriageable daughters , there were the balls and concerts of the Assembly Rooms specially built at the back of the George Hotel . |
| 7 | When he came in for the night some hours later he was still agitated and fretting . |
| 8 | Well , before mid-afternoon all the men — and extra help always came in for the threshing — were incapable of working . |
| 9 | He failed to find a seat at the next general election , but came in for the family borough a few weeks later , and acted as teller against his patron 's impeachment . |
| 10 | That 's why Chris came in for the baby clothes . ’ |
| 11 | Despite competition from shops offering antiques and locally crafted furniture , Fox 's Lair came in for the bulk of the publicity . |
| 12 | OTHERS have preferred to select the right machine for the duty and ground conditions and hired in for the job . |
| 13 | Gifts poured in for the youngster . |
| 14 | And in the 72nd minute Distillery keeper Collins pawed the ball away on the goal-line as Gardiner raced in for the kill . |
| 15 | Gary Lund raced in for the rebound but Marker turned the ball round the post . |
| 16 | But they were unable to make it to the Lincolnshire course and leading northern jockey Peter Niven stepped in for the ride . |
| 17 | More than 40 antique and warbird aircraft flew in for the auction which coincided with the National Championship Air Races . |
| 18 | Around 40 antique and warbird aircraft flew in for the auction , which co-incided with the annual Reno Air Races . |
| 19 | We were cooking for ourselves so we settled in for the evening and made ourselves comfortable . |
| 20 | As we trooped in for the service , the sun caught it and , for a moment , I had a virion of what it must have really looked like , all those years ago , when they nailed poor old JC up before the people , one bright day in palestine . |
| 21 | The Iliad went in for the triumvirate in the Ladbroke of 1991 at Leopardstown and then the biggest success of all came at Cheltenham where Destriero was supposed to have landed a gamble of over £1m in taking the Supreme Novices Hurdle . |
| 22 | The court room at the Old Bailey was hushed dock went in for the jury to return for their verdict . |
| 23 | I think we said to you on Friday erm both me and Roger actually said that he he went into er he went in for the kill and he c he came out with slaughter |
| 24 | But then I thought , ‘ I 'll show him , ’ and I went in for the Pub Entertainer of the Year contest . |
| 25 | when I went in for the steamer |
| 26 | Strategy meetings were being attended by up to 30 people , including many of the ‘ old guard ’ of the party , brought in for the election . |
| 27 | And , imagine all that loose change brought in for the gambling machines bouncing high like metal sparks . |
| 28 | They are not necessarily the cheapest but can sometimes offer a package deal supplying all requirements from a single source with own stock and products bought in for the purpose . |
| 29 | Kevin Feeny at Warburg Securities is looking for £242m against £183m with £650m pencilled in for the year . |
| 30 | Suddenly , as they arrowed in for the kill , the man-thing did something they had never experienced before in any hunted victim . |