Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He was up for a western , and he had the long hair , but after school he went to a barber and had his head shaved . |
| 5 | He was out for a good time , which might well involve finishing the evening with a fight . |
| 6 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
| 7 | 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 . |