Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took courage , stopped , looked my questioner straight in the eye and said , ‘ I come from Fontanellato by tram and I am here for the same reason as you are . |
| 2 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
| 3 | Personally I am all for the guilty being run to ground . |
| 4 | No , I 'm here for a late convalescence . |
| 5 | I 'm off for a few days again so i 'll be a bit quiet . |
| 6 | I know I 'm in for a long night . |
| 7 | Ed was just like a one off and I 'm not forward any more at all and , you know , everyone thinks I am you know and Pete thought right I 'm in for a good time here , you know , I can probably get her you know , and so Charlie would have to carry out his part . |
| 8 | That evening is I crouched at the back of the slit trench , swatting the mauses and listening to the sound of shells passing over and the rain dripping steadily in through the entrance to the trench , I stared at the pool of water getting larger and hoped that the rain would soon stop , if it does n't I 'm in for an uncomfortable night . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's OK , I can deal with it ; I 'm all for a good fight , especially with you as my opponent — it keeps life from being dull . |
| 10 | I 'm all for the free market economy.i Maxham hobbled into the hall . |
| 11 | ‘ I got a lot of response from the article and my request for someone to move into my home and look after the children while I was away for the eight months in Bristol , ’ she said . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ I was there for a long time , but I ca n't remember anyone visiting me . |
| 14 | So a week later I moved in , and I was there for a year-and-a-half . |
| 15 | Bet you never even noticed I was there for the first three years . " |
| 16 | I was there for the full week , being lucky enough to have a brother living in Crosby , so was able to take in most of the events and sights of interest , as well as having the pleasure of meeting old comrades at the Cunard Building |
| 17 | ‘ But I still get the feeling that you are here for a definite reason . ’ |
| 18 | But whether you are here for the first or merely the latest time , as you enter the square — better still , as you emerge into it , blinking away the bright Milanese light as you climb up out of the Metro — there can be no doubting its magical ability to conjure a timeless moment of calm from out of the bustle . |
| 19 | If you can swallow the unlikely nature of the killer 's powers , then you are in for a good rough ride down a murky road . |
| 20 | You know you 're in for a rough ride just by gawping at their photos for this package which show Knight hunched up against some slum wall and Blake glowering in true Exorcist 2 style from within a storm of locusts . |
| 21 | From the moment you step in to the cool , colonial atmosphere of Sunwing 's reception with its cane and luxurious pastel furniture you know you 're in for a real treat . |
| 22 | ‘ Well then , ’ she said as she swept past him out the door , ‘ you 're in for a bumpy ride . ’ |
| 23 | You 're in for a quiet relaxing time , giving you a welcome chance to appreciate a mood where you dream of past successes either in the competitive line or in social relationships . |
| 24 | That 's if you get that far — finish behind any of the computer-controlled racers and you 're in for a permanent pit-stop ! |
| 25 | So if you imagine that orders and irritation are going to intimidate me you 're in for a big surprise ! |
| 26 | You 're in for a few surprises . |
| 27 | ‘ It looks as if you 're in for a busy morning . |
| 28 | Just when you think you 're in for an in-depth discussion on the technicalities of the Joey Beltram mix of state-of-the-art frightcore Techno duo MESSIAH 's last single , you find yourself caught up in a debate about doom and dwarf procuring and rock 'n' roll giants . |
| 29 | ‘ Told you you were in for a nasty surprise , ’ Rex smirked awfully . |
| 30 | Inevitably , months later , some actor will hiss , ‘ Heard you were in for the first half the other night , ’ prompting instant fabrication of husband having a miscarriage and mad cow disease in row F ) . |