Example sentences of "come [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At £17.50 a ticket , I expected the band to come on for a bit longer or were they all dashing off to see Lady Chatterley too ? |
| 2 | ‘ And — ah — I shall be in my study , and delighted to meet any of you , should you care to come along for a chat , ’ said the headmaster , very much as an afterthought , and clearly hoping they would n't . |
| 3 | However , the Green Paper has come in for a variety of criticisms and there is little evidence that its recommendations will be acted upon in the short- or medium-term . |
| 4 | Dates have just come in for a series of Ovation guitar clinics , with Ian Aitken : Wed Oct 14th , Picton Music , Swansea ; Thu 15th , Cranes Music , Cardiff ; Mon 26th , Oasis Music , Ringwood , Hants ; Tues 27th , Soundpad , Barnstaple ; Thu 29th , Avalon Music , Sevenoaks ; Wed 11th Nov , Music Inn , Nottingham ; Thu 12th , Musical Exchange , Birmingham ; Fri 13th , Foulds of Derby ; Wed 18th , Rose Morris Music Store , London . |
| 5 | If the literary establishment had thought to compare notes they would have realized that every male aura on and off Fleet Street had come in for a bashing . |
| 6 | He had come in for a book of stamps , and when he had got it he joined Breeze , who was waiting on the Green . |
| 7 | The successful receptionist models could be used to devise special training to enable CAB receptionists to ascertain the depth of a problem ; they could serve the dual function of assessing which clients have just come in for a form or a local address and they could make appointments for others in person or by telephone and smooth the queue . |
| 8 | JACQUES Delors has come in for a lot of flak for the collapse of the Gatt world trade talks . |
| 9 | The prince has come in for a lot of criticism from the UN and the West for spending most of the past few months in China . |
| 10 | Hello er , I 'm phoning on behalf of Mrs Ada er she 's got to come in for a scan on the fourth of February , nine o'clock , now we 've only just got back from the hospital today , cos she oh , she had to go today for one , yeah , and we 've just |
| 11 | She had asked Elizabeth and Dr Wyn to come in for a drink that evening . |
| 12 | Unable to come in for a presentation , Archie was visited at home to be given a retirement gift from the company and one from his colleagues . |
| 13 | Want to come in for a minute ? " |
| 14 | He used to come in for a couple of drinks . |
| 15 | In their early twenties they had a group called the Actors and RCA records asked them to come in for a meeting . |
| 16 | If you 'd care to come in for a cup of tea , now that you 've got out and everything , you 'd be most welcome . |
| 17 | Pam has come down for a day of shopping , bringing along our adopted younger sister Kath . |
| 18 | and go out and that , if you want to come down for a couple of days . |
| 19 | Ring her up , see if she wants to come down for a drink . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm always on the lookout for players who will benefit Derry City and Ian has agreed to come over for a month initially , ’ said Coyle . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm always on the lookout for players who will benefit Derry City and Ian has agreed to come over for a month initially , ’ said Coyle . |
| 22 | ‘ Would you like to come home for a drink ? |
| 23 | ‘ And I suppose you 've come home for a day or two 's holiday ? |
| 24 | ‘ All I did was come out for a walk before going to bed , and I was about by that place where the bank 's caved in , when somebody jumped me from behind . |
| 25 | Will you be able to come out for a drink on New Year 's Eve , next Tuesday evening ? ’ |
| 26 | The Samaritans have threatened to call in the police if I do not stop pestering them with phone calls , and Alcoholics Anonymous refuse to come out for a drink and discuss my problem . |
| 27 | I promise to come out for a drink or dinner , even a game of tennis with you . ’ ’ |
| 28 | When this is suggested , the invitation should always be along the lines of : ‘ I 'd love you to come out for a run in the car with me some time . |
| 29 | We were in Glasgow last weekend , and were quite chuffed when Ewan consented to come out for a walk just with us two , as he clings to Joyce a bit at the moment . |
| 30 | ‘ I have n't come here for a history lesson , ’ said the Doctor . |