Example sentences of "came [adv prt] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane and I think it would be a good idea if you came down here for Christmas . |
| 2 | Do n't forget , we only came down here for a drink . |
| 3 | She had her own meal early , around six , then watched some television on the set she had in her room , and came down later for a chat with the family when everyone was feeling relaxed . |
| 4 | Despite all the propaganda , the electorate — often described as petit bourgeois — came down decisively for Nkrumah and the CPP . |
| 5 | When the young laird of Dunvegan , Norman Macleod , came down late for breakfast , Johnson ticked him off , saying laziness was worse than toothache : ‘ I have been trying to cure my laziness all my life , and could not do it . ’ |
| 6 | She came up here for a night to see Mummy , to sort out some details about the wedding . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I came up here for some headache tablets , ’ she continued matter-of-factly . |
| 8 | Nothing could move her and when Glyn came back later for dinner , armed with further arguments , he realised she was completely adamant . |
| 9 | ‘ We had a game of tennis and came back here for a drink , that 's all . ’ |
| 10 | But they often came back here for their tea . ’ |
| 11 | I think it just came back here for the milk and then it 'll be away . |
| 12 | ‘ It was dry work , ’ Menzies summed up , ‘ so I came back then for some refreshment . |
| 13 | ‘ He came back once for a check . |
| 14 | He came out firmly for caution and against the Turkish adventure which was exciting Lloyd George , Churchill , Birkenhead and most of the other ardent Coalitionists . |
| 15 | Lloyds , Midland and NatWest came in for most criticism overall , while Abbey National , the Co-op Bank , FirstDirect , the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Yorkshire Bank came out best for overall satisfaction . |
| 16 | ‘ I came out here for a breath of air , ’ he said , ‘ but I guess it 's time to go back now . |
| 17 | I have n't seen the draft guidelines that came out yesterday for the registration of nursing homes but I understand that they do n't actually address these issues . |
| 18 | However , in his ‘ Notes ’ he came out solidly for disproportionality as being the fundamental cause of crisis in the capitalist economies . |