Example sentences of "come in for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He had come in for a book of stamps , and when he had got it he joined Breeze , who was waiting on the Green . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | JACQUES Delors has come in for a lot of flak for the collapse of the Gatt world trade talks . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She sat at the table and painstakingly wrote down the sums of money that should have come in for the work already done . |
| 9 | It had come in for the attack . |
| 10 | I 've come in for the polish |
| 11 | The wh he said in fact it 's just come in for the programme or something has n't it . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | She had asked Elizabeth and Dr Wyn to come in for a drink that evening . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Want to come in for a minute ? " |
| 16 | He used to come in for a couple of drinks . |
| 17 | In their early twenties they had a group called the Actors and RCA records asked them to come in for a meeting . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | All right then well thank you Simon that 's a broad thank you and and thank you very much for your money as well a hundred and fifty quid he gave that 's loads of dosh er to come in for the day as well and I 'm going to take you out for a a nice lunch in a bit when he can wonder around have a poke around everywhere this afternoon too so should be all right should n't it that ? |
| 20 | I wo n't wait for the card , for the bill to come in for the card . |
| 21 | One morning when she was in his office working on his personal files Mike came in for a discussion . |
| 22 | He came in for a chat the other day and said , oh how you getting on ? |
| 23 | Friends came in for a drink and a snack and kept on coming and going for the rest of the day , which was useful as well as friendly because they brought their appetites with them , and most of the refreshments were disposed of . |
| 24 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 25 | Thus Jasper 's father might have been the man who was painting the flats and who came in for a cup of tea , or the old lover whom she happened to run into in Denmark Hill , or the neighbour who was moving out of Flat 16 and who came up to say goodbye while his girlfriend was packing their furniture into the rented van . |
| 26 | The immunity of Swiss companies to unfriendly or foreign takeovers came in for a pounding in 1988 after Nestlé took over Rowntree , a British confectioner , causing noisy British complaints about the lack of reciprocal opportunities . |
| 27 | SINEAD O'Connor came in for a lot of flack when she tore the picture of the Pope on American television but by selling her home for charity she has put her money where her mouth is . |
| 28 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
| 29 | The school timetable came in for a lot of criticism , especially in cases where arrangements resulted in classes split between two teachers . |
| 30 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |