Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Told you you were in for a nasty surprise , ’ Rex smirked awfully . |
| 3 | Whitton 's second , in the 38th minute , must have warned the crowd nearly 1,000 below the Recreation Ground 's 5,000 capacity that they were in for a dispiriting night . |
| 4 | Ken and Maggie were in for a long run . |
| 5 | The first outsiders were in for a real treat . |
| 6 | LONG ago , on dark nights when storms lashed the treacherous coastline , wreckers knew they were in for a busy time . |
| 7 | They continued riding through the afternoon , by which time the dull cloud above their heads had become unbroken , and it looked as though they were in for a wet night . |
| 8 | Yet he got off to a good start against New Zealand , and no one in England could have been in any doubt that even without Lloyd around their heroes were in for a tough time . |
| 9 | If the Maltese expected the match to have the friendly atmosphere of a schoolboy international , however , then they were in for a rude awakening . |
| 10 | Dean Hodgson was first to go … caught behind … for 9 and then in the next but one over Broad was leg before for 14 … at 26 for 2 the Gloucestershire folk must have thought they were in for a hard day but Mark Alleyne came to the rescue … he made 73 … |
| 11 | Compaq Computer Corp 's first quarter earnings were better than the highest of Wall Street estimates and some analysts said that if it were not for a negative impact from currency translations , profits would have been a bit higher still . |
| 12 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 13 | ‘ No point , our lights were out for a long time , they 'd just use that as an excuse . |
| 14 | We had a bachelor party on board , who were out for a little merrymaking : an island marriage ball had wooed them from the desk of the counting-house , and having had a taste of the free air of these parts , and being good fellows well met , a few more days of healthful roving have a gleeful appendix to the gaieties of the wedding . |
| 15 | ‘ They were there for a good couple of hours and when I left at around 2.00pm they were still interviewing players in the spare dressing rooms . ’ |
| 16 | The court had heard that Rhys had now been accepted for a transplant operation at a Bristol hospital and the search was on for a suitable bone marrow donor . |
| 17 | Quail Eggs Arnold Bennett — perhaps the name should put one off , and what arrived was enough for a full meal , with much haddock , but the sauce was rather thick , reminding one of our party of a school-sanatorium dinner . |
| 18 | If Greg had understood the lady in the garden aright , Gerald Seymour-Strachey was in for a new experience . |
| 19 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 20 | From what she had read in the diary , it seemed any boy with a pleasing face and the latest clothes was in for a good time . |
| 21 | Some Orcadian cat was in for a good supper . |
| 22 | Most of the Labour front bench , including Neil Kinnock , were in their places and the predictions were that I was in for a stormy time . |
| 23 | The former Northern Ireland champion won the first frame 71-45 but McCluskey took the second 57-37 and it seemed as though the Ulsterman was in for a tough fight . |
| 24 | But he was a most willing worker , and although she knew she was in for a tough day without him she offered her sympathy , and advised , ‘ Take an Alka-Seltzer and go back to bed . |
| 25 | But , come the morning , Ronni was in for a rude awakening . |
| 26 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
| 27 | Well , she felt in a fighting mood , and if he thought that he could make a fool of her in front of his girlfriend then he was in for a big surprise . |
| 28 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
| 29 | But … but , as Mama said , as long as we kept it clean and it was only for a short time … |
| 30 | I had n't had any kind of pain relief — well , there was n't time ! — but the pain , although very intense , was only for a short time , so it was easy for me to bear . |