Example sentences of "[be] in for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hongkong Bank is inheriting a bank in better shape than it has been in for more than a decade . |
| 2 | In spite of her unwillingness to join the outing , and the remote mood she had been in for most of the day , in the last few minutes she had begun to feel herself a real person . |
| 3 | Have you been in for this Guess the Scores , have you won anything before ? |
| 4 | You are in for some surprises . |
| 5 | If he succeeds in stirring up tabloid backing again with ‘ the people 's champion against the gin-and-tonic brigade ’ , the theme of 1984 , then Yorkshire are in for another incendiary winter . |
| 6 | Understandable had I been writing this in August , but as it is still March it looks as if we are in for another drought this summer . |
| 7 | A happier period is ahead , rather than of late , and you 're in for some high times with plenty of hilarity . |
| 8 | " We 're in for some mysterious trouble , " whispered Fiver , " and it 's not elil . |
| 9 | An Injun' yelled ‘ White men … we 're in for some fightin' … they 're not having our bison to eat . ’ |
| 10 | I can tell you you 're in for some trouble if you start that because I I is you you 're all in trouble if you want to start these smaller committees , we have looked at the committees and as I say we make no apology for the number of committees or the number that 's on 'em . |
| 11 | Oh you 're in for some fun . |
| 12 | I 'm , there we are I 'm in for I 'm in for another two . |
| 13 | Whatever the weather throws up though , I know I 'm in for some good walking . |
| 14 | ‘ Looks like we 're going to be in for some pretty flamboyant fielding from the West Indies ’ |
| 15 | We could be in for some dramatic sea level changes because of climatic change ; volcanic action could have quite a bearing on that . |
| 16 | Faced with those kind of possible reductions in service , if there is a penny one penny more than necessary spent on administration and bureaucracy wherever it is in the youth and community programme that is gon na be less money for front line vision and the Labour group can have to think very , very carefully about that and the issue is gon na be that if we 're spending too much money or if they 're coming back to supplementary estimates which wo n't be available er given the financial situation next year if we 're having two heads of centres or whatever when we could have one that is gon na mean less money for front line services to the people of Highfields and there 'll only be one group that will be responsible for that , if that does come about and I think that 's something that we all need to bear in mind because what we were told as members of that committee is that the youth and community budget is gon na be in for some very serious times in the future and it 's mainly the government 's fault because of the way they 've decided to re-organise the situation it 's going out of our hands into the control of an unelected body and like most members of this council I think we would oppose that but that 's the reality of the situation and I could not support any increase of funds er for any community centres if I knew it was simply gon na be spent on administration . |
| 17 | AGONY Aunt Marje Proops , who confessed to an adulterous 30-year affair with a bachelor lawyer , may be in for more agony still . |
| 18 | So it seems Wimbledon , who have cashed in on £12 million of talent since winning the FA Cup in l988 , could be in for more money . |
| 19 | Watching him , Polly saw his jaw tighten , but all he said was , ‘ It looks as if we might be in for another blow . ’ |
| 20 | We could be in for another round of musical manager 's chairs |
| 21 | He wo n't be in for another oh God knows . |
| 22 | I mean I do n't know when he 's , he might not be in for another two or three hours , I do n't , I really do n't know . |
| 23 | We could hear them banging about , shifting things and wondered nervously if we were in for another move . |
| 24 | I should n't be surprised if we were in for some more snow . ’ |
| 25 | I thought we were in for some stability . |
| 26 | Oh yeah , it 's getting quite cold , I reckon were in for some snow . |
| 27 | JIMMY 'S , the real-life hospital drama , is in for some exciting episodes next year . |
| 28 | On this occasion he strode in and slapped his son on the back and shouted , ‘ Well my boy , your father feels he 's in for another great money-making day today at the garage ! |
| 29 | Well he 's in for another two weeks |
| 30 | If the old man really is up there watching he 's in for some good laughs . ’ |