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"Come in for" Quotes from Famous Books

... there was anything wrong. It was plausibly put forth, and Ferriby ... did his best for it. Then the money began to come in, and once money begins to come in for a popular charity the difficulty is to stop it. I suppose it is still ...

— Roden's Corner • Henry Seton Merriman

... because it is a native, it is likely to die pretty nearly to the ground in winter, but, because of rapid growth, this is not much of an objection. By the time the flowers of either variety are likely to come in for a fair share of appreciation, the vines will have grown to ...

— Amateur Gardencraft - A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover • Eben E. Rexford

... to do without you, Fielitz. In the meantime, come in for a moment on Sunday, I'm proposing certain points ... certain very marked points, and we must pull together vigorously. So, good evening! Don't forget—we've got to have a ...

— The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann - Volume I • Gerhart Hauptmann

... huge slice of bread and butter. At first he was not a little afraid of Crazy Colin. But soon he got accustomed to him, and then, boy-like, presuming upon acquaintance, began to tease him a bit when he would come in for a "bite and sup." More than once the idiot's eyes flashed dangerously at Bert's prank; but, fool though he was, he had sense enough to understand that any outbreak would mean his prompt expulsion and banishment, and so he would restrain himself. One memorable day, however, when ...

— Bert Lloyd's Boyhood - A Story from Nova Scotia • J. McDonald Oxley

... villa Brendon left them and Jenny welcomed her uncle. The girl begged Mark to come in for a while before returning; but it was late and Mr. Ganns ...

— The Red Redmaynes • Eden Phillpotts

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