Example sentences of "he [be] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Summers was quoted in national newspapers as saying : ‘ If Sugar thinks we are a run of the mill first division club , he is in for a big shock . |
2 | So MacDonald reckons he 's in for a hard night at Broomfield on Tuesday . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | He was out for a good time , which might well involve finishing the evening with a fight . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
7 | 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 . |
8 | His parents welcomed him , assuming he was back for an indefinite stay and perhaps interpreting this as a change of heart . |