Example sentences of "came for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Many enthusiasts came for a last look and as each week passed there was a little less of the Woodhead line to photograph .
2 I remember well , during the air-raids of the forties when I was in London and we waited as darkness came for the first sirens and the deep breath to get one 's courage up , that we felt we were part of the will of the capital of England .
3 Despite publicity about their strict code of conduct , it was obvious that the rules had been broken because when the time came for the first troupe to go home , John was astounded to learn that eight out of the sixteen had married during the run and intended to remain behind and every one of the other eight was engaged .
4 If only — the thought came for the first time — if only she had stayed with Papa !
5 Then , during his three years in exile he came for the first time into close contact with the main exponents of the Gregorian ideal , and we must ask how far and in what circumstances he adopted the phraseology of the Gregorian reformers ; then , whether he adopted the theoretical structure which their favourite phrase libertas ecclesiae expressed , or adopted the phrase for use only in exceptional circumstances and for special reasons .
6 They came for the first lot for nine months , then they went back .
7 When the meter man came for the last time he spoke of my aunt , and of the many years he had been to the house , so that he felt himself to be almost an old friend .
8 The doctor came for the last time and said , ‘ Yes , he 's going now . ’
9 Souness was still grumbling about the decisions that went against his team — the penalty that gave Coventry their first goal , the free-kick that led to their second , an offside flag that never came for the third and the sending off of Jamie Redknapp .
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