Example sentences of "[noun] comes [adv prt] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Farming comes in for much criticism , largely it appears because farmers have responded to the need to make a livelihood from the land by producing more primary commodities using industrial techniques .
2 Standardization comes about for functional reasons , and its effect is to make a language serviceable for communicating decontextualized information-bearing messages over long distances and periods of time .
3 I must just run up to the Casa to make sure the lorry comes back for another load .
4 The legacy of Descartes comes in for further scrutiny in Joanna Hodge 's paper , which examines the concept of ‘ the subject ’ which philosophy has inherited from Descartes .
5 Bob Dylan comes out for ultra-right Pat Buchanan
6 I see arts students ' timetables , an English student comes in for two hours a week , and he 's home for the rest of the time .
7 The disloyal mutterings about his leadership will grow , as will the possibility of a token candidate standing against him when his party position comes up for formal renewal in November .
8 Once more poor old Skerne Park comes in for more grief .
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