Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are along for the duration . |
| 2 | The chances are , however , that whichever way the cookie is crumbled on April 9 we are in for the shake-up we were denied with the departure of Mrs Thatcher . |
| 3 | We are in for the long-term benefits which imply a long-term strategy and involvement ’ . |
| 4 | And with Robert Jones — another triumphant Lion of '89 — the ace in the Welsh scheme , Australia are in for the biggest examination of their status since they acquired it at Twickenham last year . |
| 5 | Now that exhibitions are over for the season , all they need is seed and water . |
| 6 | The days of lavish entertainment are over for the Harcourt Family . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're on for the night then ? ’ |
| 8 | You 're down for the floor . |
| 9 | I was just going to make a quick comment if I may on Oxfam , because I noticed that they 're down for the street collections and for the flag day , now next year 's their fiftieth anniversary , so I think it 's quite appropriate next year , but I do , my own view is , that we will get , we ought to get one comprehensive list of all these organisations , for both the street collections and the flag days , with an indication in the column of whether it 's flag day they 've gone for or a street collection , so that we can identify that sort of situation . |
| 10 | I think they 're along for the purpose of camouflage , respectability , if you will . |
| 11 | On the table a note addressed to her : " We 're off for the weekend . |
| 12 | Whenever we 're out together they wo n't go near a food shop , even if we 're out for the whole day . |
| 13 | You 'll also find a Slow-set control which will cook a casserole to perfection while you 're out for the day doing something more interesting . |
| 14 | ( Lazing 's highly recommended if you 've been up for the 8.30am aerobics . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been up for the past three hours , ’ he said , looking me up and down rather coldly . |
| 16 | Richmond , Kew , Chiswick , Barnes , the banners are out for the recently finished Boat Race . |
| 17 | This means that while you are out for the evening , anyone who may be watching the house will be unsure as to whether you are at home or not , because various lights will go on and off at different times . |
| 18 | DON T BE MISLED , whether Socialists run in their true colours , or in an underhand way as ‘ Labour ’ or ‘ Cooperative ’ , they are out for the same end , and your only remedy is to VOTE THEM DOWN . |
| 19 | Feminist demands are out for the moment . |
| 20 | and over in Gloucester tomorrow seconds are out for the western counties schools championships at the Beaufort School in Tuffley |
| 21 | She had clearly been out for the evening . |
| 22 | Paula Harrison , of North Green , Staindrop , had been out for the evening with friends when she fell 15ft from the bridge into the Tees on Saturday . |
| 23 | You forget we 've got spies , all the staff on this ward tell Jim exactly what you 've been doing er , that 's , that 's how he knew you got your hair done , can we have five pounds , she 's just had her hair permed , the day before he 's just coming in and , no they sent to the ward can we have five pounds please your mum 's been out for the day and she 's had her lunch out you cost him a fortune and you say you 've never been anywhere |
| 24 | For the patterns in the basic pack and the pattern libraries , the left hand light on the 580 and the EC1 ( or the right hand on earlier models ) must be on for the effect to be what the designer intended . |
| 25 | I suppose I 'm in for the mother of all court-martials . ’ |
| 26 | I am pleased we are to meet at 5p.m. or thereabouts at Waterloo on Wednesday , 8th February when I 'm down for the Co-ordinators , to take a close look at the programme for our Scottish National Conference on 10–12 March at the Scottish Churches House , Dunblane , in which you , Ingrid Keith and Mauricio Laborde , Chile , are to share . |
| 27 | so I wonder if she 's going down the , well she might be down for the service now |
| 28 | Forest loom in the FA Cup in the New Year , and if United , who had their lowest League crowd of the season on Saturday and are now only six points ahead of the bottom club City , still can not see the wood for the trees , somebody will be in for the chop . |
| 29 | Booze companies fear that tobacco 's closest relation may be in for the same treatment : there have been rumours that a directive is being prepared . |
| 30 | Blur , the Valentines and Dinosaur Jr on in the wrong order , at the wrong time , in the wrong place , before the wrong crowd , using inappropriate equipment , and putting you in the worst mood you could hope to be in for the Mary Chain ? |