Example sentences of "was in for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If Greg had understood the lady in the garden aright , Gerald Seymour-Strachey was in for a new experience .
2 Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her .
3 From what she had read in the diary , it seemed any boy with a pleasing face and the latest clothes was in for a good time .
4 Some Orcadian cat was in for a good supper .
5 Most of the Labour front bench , including Neil Kinnock , were in their places and the predictions were that I was in for a stormy time .
6 The former Northern Ireland champion won the first frame 71-45 but McCluskey took the second 57-37 and it seemed as though the Ulsterman was in for a tough fight .
7 But he was a most willing worker , and although she knew she was in for a tough day without him she offered her sympathy , and advised , ‘ Take an Alka-Seltzer and go back to bed .
8 But , come the morning , Ronni was in for a rude awakening .
9 He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married !
10 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 .
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