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come in for



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Receive, be subjected to, as in His last book came in for some heavy criticism . [Mid-1800s]
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When I told Manchester United in 2010 that I did not want to sign a new deal and put in a transfer request, three clubs came in for me.

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“When somebody comes in for a procedure, they’re not expecting to go home with a life-threatening illness or having spent time in an ICU from a hospital infection.â€

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Its cast has come in for particular praise, including newcomer Owen Cooper as young Jamie, and Stephen Graham as his dad.

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He said he came in for criticism from people who questioned "how dare this middle-class photographer photograph the working class in this cynical way".

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For the Nato alliance, now in its 76th year, there are other worrying cracks starting to appear which will also come in for discussion here at the Munich Security Conference.

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