Example sentences of "we be [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I hear there 's a barbecue so we 're off for a couple of tubes mate !
2 ‘ Looks as if we 're in for a storm . ’
3 We 're in for a storm . ’
4 We 're in for a storm , ’ Ashley remarked , grimacing as thunder rumbled in the distance .
5 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 .
6 We 're in for a crash-landing . ’
7 Turning to Naas Botha just as he was preparing to kick off the second half , Bishop remarked , ‘ We 're in for a hell of a 40 minutes , Naas ’ — just what sort of hell Botha would rather not have found out …
8 So it went on day after day , night after night ; we were out for a month .
9 Well everybody thought we 'd be out for a week or so , but we were out for a month or er more when these scabs started going back .
10 He is one of the finest strikers so I suppose you ca n't totally blame the defence but by this time I thought we were in for a beating .
11 I did n't know the forecast , but could see we were in for a storm .
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 ?
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