Example sentences of "to [be] [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You may as well accept that he 's going to be around for a while — until he finally accepts that the club 's not for sale . |
| 2 | Anyone reading this who used to use The Guardian as a mirror in the mornings to find out what they thought about the issues of the day is likely to be in for a shock if they try to do the same today . |
| 3 | If you follow the exact instructions in the manual to install the software on a winchester you are likely to be in for a shock . |
| 4 | but a more intricate type of operation , where you 've got to be in for a day , they 're not |
| 5 | You receive a telephone call from the husband of a guest who happens to be out for a stroll . |
| 6 | I spotted several club professionals , who were clearly delighted to be out for a day 's entertainment at the expense of one of the manufacturers . |
| 7 | He is likely to be out for a week , missing both tonight 's match and probably Saturday 's home game against Swansea . |
| 8 | Lawrence moved for Horne yesterday because his No.1 Steve Pears is expected to be out for a month with a back injury . |
| 9 | You have to be off for a while to receive that , or straight away . |
| 10 | ‘ Then he got injured in a field and had to be off for a year , but everything seems to be going well now . |
| 11 | At the first morning of rehearsal he began yawning and looking at his watch , wanting to be off for a drink . |