Example sentences of "[to-vb] in for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the band is removed from the machine there will be two ends of yarn to sew in for each buttonhole . |
| 2 | I voted for this government because they said they were n't going to go in for that sort of rubbish . |
| 3 | At home he decided to go in for wholesale enclosures , encouraged his tenants to take long leases by reducing their rents , and instructed them in modern scientific methods . |
| 4 | Yes , Americans , erm I have the impression , they 're being rather slow to go in for this sort of Federal legislation . |
| 5 | New York drug dealers seem to go in for sophisticated marketing ploys . |
| 6 | Bloke supposed to come in for new business pitch will have got there by now . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , that 's the first thing we have to make him see , then we need to get him to come in for regular counselling sessions . ’ |
| 8 | Tributes have continued to pour in for British Team Manager Les Jones , who died after the European Indoor Championships in Genoa . |
| 9 | Well I was very reluctant to put in for this job , I did n't want to really , but I was you know people said , Put in for it , you wo n't get it if you put in . |
| 10 | So then I had to put in for another grant because he 'd smashed every damn thing . |
| 11 | Certain of the retailing organizations we spoke to mentioned a smaller , shorter peak at around Easter and many also hired temporary workers for a month or two over the summer to fill in for regular staff who were taking vacations . |
| 12 | Each coat is liberally applied , allowed to soak in for five minutes and then carefully mopped dry — on no account leave liquid oil on the surface to dry . |
| 13 | Allow lining paper to fully dry out ; time each pasting so the paste is allowed to soak in for ten minutes before hanging , and if you go over that time , make sure all sections soak for the same time . |
| 14 | It was easier to mine in for two reasons : firstly , if you mined the stone , massive amounts of earth did not have to be shifted before the stone could be got at , and secondly , the men of Swaledale and Wensleydale , many of them experienced lead-miners , had all the knowledge and expertise necessary to dig stone from the mine , and furthermore labour was plentiful because of the decline of the lead industry . |
| 15 | ‘ My best friend Gillian had given birth to her baby Laura in another hospital nine months before , and had been able to stay in for ten days . |
| 16 | — TOP PREMIER League clubs are set to move in for ace North-East star-spotter Peter Kirkley , who has been sacked by Newcastle United . |