Example sentences of "come [adv] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aye there some as come up travelling for seeds and for manure . |
| 2 | Living proof of this point are tonight 's audience , who have come here hoping for some of the screaming industrial hardcore MBM used to play , but nevertheless 90 per cent of them would do their unintentionally amusing Maori rugby player dance to a series of sampled farts if they thought they should . |
| 3 | Jahsaxa will have to come here looking for you eventually . |
| 4 | Dilip Vengsarkar came in looking for his fourth hundred in as many Lord 's appearances and immediately joined Shastri in exploiting the unpatrolled third-man boundary . |
| 5 | ‘ Is that right the filth came in looking for your Mickey and the electric went ? |
| 6 | Then , right after he and Mr. Mendez left , a mustered-out soldier from Thomas came in looking for passage to Bisbee . |
| 7 | Sure Ji he came in looking for Jim one morning and Jim was n't there , says he 's in bed so listen I said do you wan na go up and waken him like fuck Jim says when Acky woke me I said what you mean he give you a kiss and he woke you up . |
| 8 | ‘ The story goes , ’ I told him , as we drove up to Llanberis after meeting at Bangor station , ‘ that you were in the Radziel and a woman came in collecting for charity . |
| 9 | When a pupil came in asking for a special book , he would rush and find it before Mr Crangle . |
| 10 | At 4 pm the following afternoon he awoke and came downstairs asking for breakfast ! |
| 11 | It seemed to him that Vincent came home spoiling for a fight . |
| 12 | Santerre has proved to be a most loyal subject of the King but Hopkins served him as a chaplain and Buckingham came here looking for those relics . ’ |
| 13 | She came here looking for somewhere to live . |
| 14 | Well I think the only difference is I say to her I hope you 're still cos she said to me you can come , I said I 'm coming straight round yours christmas day , I 'm not coming home waiting for you to come back , you do n't come till half past ten ! |
| 15 | he , little Bo Peep had lost her sheep and did n't know where to find her , leave her alone , little Bo Peep had lost her sheep and did n't know where to find her , leave them alone and they 'll come home searching for them everywhere |
| 16 | And all that let me tell you after Pisa looked so dangerous in the first eight minutes , clearly they 'd come out looking for the early goal themselves , and who was badly fouled by in the early stages and needed attention , he 's the number eight , and the number eleven , who looks as quick as any player I 've seen in ages and ages , they are the two danger men and they will need some marking . |
| 17 | ‘ The council really needs to consider fully the effect this would have upon the ratepayers , particularly if other groups come along asking for similar dispensation , ’ the DoE spokesperson also explained . |
| 18 | Higher capacity than others : The capacity of family members to absorb punishment and come up asking for more is simply phenomenal . |
| 19 | ‘ You might think I 'm being silly , but I feel he 'll blame Brett for everything that 's gone wrong for him , and come back looking for revenge . ’ |
| 20 | People come here looking for a Rottweiler as a guard dog — I tell them to go and buy a burglar alarm . |
| 21 | The sacrifice comes in dying for that valued person or thing . |