Example sentences of "came in for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This and other theatres elsewhere were at their peak when the gentry came in for the Quarter Sessions ; for wives and marriageable daughters , there were the balls and concerts of the Assembly Rooms specially built at the back of the George Hotel . |
| 2 | When he came in for the night some hours later he was still agitated and fretting . |
| 3 | Well , before mid-afternoon all the men — and extra help always came in for the threshing — were incapable of working . |
| 4 | He failed to find a seat at the next general election , but came in for the family borough a few weeks later , and acted as teller against his patron 's impeachment . |
| 5 | That 's why Chris came in for the baby clothes . ’ |
| 6 | Despite competition from shops offering antiques and locally crafted furniture , Fox 's Lair came in for the bulk of the publicity . |