Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] in for a " in BNC.
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1 | Hard to feel sorry for the laird , who would have watched the sweating workers from his window , hands in pockets , listening for the doorbell in case the king changed his mind and dropped in for a scone . |
2 | She struggled and was nearly countered , but then negated Wu 's defence and slipped in for a one-armed shoulder throw . |
3 | The price of oil would probably rise to more than $50 a barrel and dig in for a stay of some months . |
4 | He stopped at the door and stared in for a minute . |
5 | Having been stung in a similar situation in their last league game when Gregor McKechnie called their bluff over a kickable penalty and scuttled in for a try , Tukalo tried to do likewise after Joe Munro had been caught offside in the Watsonian 22 , as Scott Hastings was called to arms to police Linton . |