Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [be] [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 One thing was for sure : if she showed her face outside she was in for a shock .
3 Thus we are in for a prolonged battle to win over public opinion .
4 Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis .
5 Not going to school , and having to pretend I did n't live on the island all the time , has meant that I did n't grow up with anybody of my own age ( except Eric , of course , but even he was away for a long time ) , and about the time I was thinking of venturing further afield and getting to know more people Eric went crazy , and things got a bit uncomfortable in the town for a while .
6 Then I was up for a second — and the next wave hit me . ’
7 This whole picturesque area has been designated a nature reserve and if you enjoy long walks then you 're in for a treat — gorges , torrents , dense forests and vineyards are two a pfennig !
8 Then you 're in for a treat . ’
9 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 .
10 But if you went over the hill , after school time , then you were in for a fairly rough time the other end , you were challenged and all sorts of things .
11 Vocalist Rob gave little away in the title department but if the tracks were from the forthcoming Ferment album then we 're in for a treat .
12 Even then we were in for a surprise you see , because at the end of the You know how most houses have a rectangular plot within which the house is put ?
13 If the Maltese expected the match to have the friendly atmosphere of a schoolboy international , however , then they were in for a rude awakening .
14 Then it 's home for a well-earned cup of coffee , and sleep .
15 ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike .
16 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 .
17 Dot thought about that place where they 'd visited him long ago , with soldiers guarding the main gate , and long low buildings surrounded by grass clipped so flat there was nowhere for a running man to hide .
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