Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [was/were] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clown and the Man with the Big Bow Tie were out for a walk . |
| 2 | Beside the ocean , then climbing a narrow road towards woods — the clown and the Man with the Big Bow Tie were out for a drive . |
| 3 | SHOPPERS at Bordon 's new Somerfield store were in for a surprise on Saturday , when the supermarket staged a Disney fancy dress competition . |
| 4 | By this time the families staying there for summer quarters were out for a forenoon walk : mothers , nurses , playful youngsters — some with towels for the bathing , others with picnic baskets , making for the cliffs or the shore . |
| 5 | A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring . |