Example sentences of "in for [art] [noun] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If the way you treat me is anything to go by , she 's in for a life of sheer hell ! ’ she bit out . |
| 2 | The cloth for their suits was cord ( corduroy ) , as I 've told you ; but sometimes they went in for a suit of heavy tweed — staple tweed it was called ; and at that time they made it as hard as a board . |
| 3 | ‘ So why does n't Nicky Kai come in for a share of all this moral condemnation , since you know that Florian is still legally married ? ’ |
| 4 | My hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk , North ( Mr. Howell ) spoke recently on the radio about his idea of paying , say , £100 a week to people joining a community task force , enabling them to obtain work experience and contribute to society , which does not simply mean filling in holes in the road but involves going in for a range of useful activities , from working on environmental improvements to caring for the vulnerable in society . |
| 5 | The price of oil would probably rise to more than $50 a barrel and dig in for a stay of some months . |
| 6 | A government in disarray , an unpopular opposition , they say , will let them in for a taste of real power . |
| 7 | As you may already realise , once again the Almeida has gone in for a lot of posh posturing got up as a drama of social consciousness . |
| 8 | Schools went in for a lot of physical education , ‘ drill ’ , which involved jumping about in a drafty hall with your skirt tucked into your knickers if you were female . |
| 9 | You know he does n't go in for a lot of heavy discussion about things . ’ |
| 10 | Design a chart the parents can fill in for a period of one week . |
| 11 | The National Lottery will be the enemy of proper planning in all areas ; it will encourage short-term thinking , and it will be the perfect excuse for the Treasury to go in for the kind of sleight-of-hand just described . |
| 12 | I feel really angry I mean I 'm you might say because of my job that I I ought to be law abiding but I am a law abiding person and i like to think that I would go along with all all the laws because they are they are brought in for the benefit of all . |
| 13 | Banners , pamphlets and boxes being carried in for the start of fresher 's fair . |
| 14 | I suppose I 'm in for the mother of all court-martials . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You do n't mind ? ’ she asked , thinking it more than good of him to use his morning squiring her around , without him letting himself in for an afternoon of more of the same ! |