Example sentences of "[vb infin] in for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | if I won bigger money , I should go in for a new house , which would be built to our own idea , so that we could get a bigger scullery … . |
| 2 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
| 3 | But perhaps I give that impression because I have strong views on certain subjects and because I do n't go in for the social whirl , for fast cars and fast women . ’ |
| 4 | There will be video feedback too , and those who feel up to it can go in for the local skischool giant slalom race . |
| 5 | A clenched fist , a frosty stare or a head-thrust , feet-planted , arms-akimbo posture , being recognizable as proper parts or adjuncts to acts of real violence , can stand in for the real thing in the ritualized ‘ aggression ’ to be described in a later chapter of this book . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't just wake up one morning and say ‘ Oh gee , I ca n't get in for a facial — I might as well have a baby ’ . ’ |
| 7 | Oh I see they 'd put in for a new pair and sell the old pair ? |
| 8 | At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up . |
| 9 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 10 | She says yeah she says I 'll pop in for a quick cuppa . |
| 11 | He had thought that he might slip in for a quick snack that would keep body and soul together before he went back to his room to brood about the situation that he had handled so badly . |