Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He was out for a good time , which might well involve finishing the evening with a fight . |
| 3 | I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers , checking that I had brushed off the mud ; I wanted to make the transition from somebody who had just slept rough to somebody who looked as though he was out for an early walk . |
| 4 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | His parents welcomed him , assuming he was back for an indefinite stay and perhaps interpreting this as a change of heart . |