Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no reply to the phone , but as we were going that way to spend the night at Sandspit , we called at the neighbours ’ and found that Pat was away for a few days . |
| 2 | Ken and Maggie were in for a long run . |
| 3 | But , come the morning , Ronni was in for a rude awakening . |
| 4 | After lunch , Graham Lloyd reached 34 before falling to Parsona , but Wasim Akram hit only five and Mike Matkinson was out for a lively 16 . |
| 5 | PARISHIONERS and visitors to the Church of St John the Evangelist on Belfast 's Malone Road are in for a real treat next month . |
| 6 | LIGHT opera buffs in Londonderry are in for a musical feast with the return this year of the Derry Festival of Light Opera . |
| 7 | Geoff Wildinson , assistant director for filed work , recognises the SSD is in for a tough time . |
| 8 | If Greg had understood the lady in the garden aright , Gerald Seymour-Strachey was in for a new experience . |
| 9 | But Eric came back from a working holiday and Peter was out for a little while , was n't he ? |
| 10 | INTERNATIONAL flanker Denis McBride is in for a busy 12 months following his confirmation as Malone skipper for a second consecutive season . |
| 11 | ‘ Mr Drewer 's out for a few minutes — can I help ? ’ his secretary asked . |