Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] in for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ought to go in for beauty comps , he said when he was winding up his film . |
| 2 | Throughout the present chapter , and indeed elsewhere in this report , we have intimated that policies too must come in for scrutiny . |
| 3 | Oh yes , I can see what you 've done , I tried to ring you and it said erm out of order , cos I was ringing to say I 'm coming to the bank this morning so I 'll pop in for coffee . |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose I could go in for advertising . ’ |
| 5 | These seething emporia of boards and beach-gear were outnumbered only by the healing parlours of various persuasions — ‘ Back and Shoulders ’ , ‘ Healing Hands ’ , ‘ Acupuncture ’ , ‘ MD ’ — where you could put in for repairs . |
| 6 | McGee could come in for Andy Mockler , who is the latest injury casualty and leaves McHale with a depleted squad . |
| 7 | And they 'd , they 'd come in for surgery and you know you 'd nurse them back again . |
| 8 | ‘ Did n't I say I 'd fill in for Stella ? |
| 9 | While I was having lunch soldiers from the local garrison used to come in for snacks . |
| 10 | what I 'm saying to you now is , I was saying to Arthur , the , the petrol money that we used to put in for petrol , it cost us five pound a week in the winter , but in the summer it cost us eight pound a week sometimes ten |
| 11 | Whenever I could afford it you know , but erm , there was n't so much money in those days I ca n't remember exactly how much we , we used to get in for coppers you know . |
| 12 | Days like this , she wished people would drop in for coffee , knowing they would n't after the song and dance she made about needing solitude . |
| 13 | It has drawn up a list of some 30 technical consultants , with interests ranging from marine science to energy , which the bank will call in for advice on esoteric projects that it is asked to fund . |
| 14 | If it happens , Tranmere will go in for Mike Quinn . |
| 15 | COMEDIAN Russ Abbot will stand in for crash victim Leslie Crowther to present an edition of talent show Stars In Their Eyes , devoted to Elvis impersonators . |
| 16 | In many cases deputy heads of schools will stand in for heads who are absent or where there is a vacancy . |
| 17 | ‘ I represent about 12 players at Tottenham Hotspur , and they 've all told me in the last couple of days that they certainly will put in for transfers and leave Tottenham Hotspur . ’ |
| 18 | Michael Morris will sit in for Betty Boothroyd … the first woman Speaker , who was elected last week . |
| 19 | Michael Morris will sit in for Betty Boothroyd … the first woman Speaker , who was elected last week . |
| 20 | The sooner that idea is introduced universally , the sooner individuals will have the right to a credit which they can cash in for training and further education , and we should be talking of both — of further education colleges and training schemes . |
| 21 | However , if it is ‘ Look out for the Purple Pig on your right in half a mile so that we can pull in for lunch ’ , then this is more reasonable . |