Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I was up for a second — and the next wave hit me . ’ |
| 2 | ANNETTE BENING : ‘ I was up for the part of a prostitute in Dangerous Liaisons , the one whose backside John Malkovich uses to write a letter . |
| 3 | I was along for the ride . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Mrs Stubbins ' manner suggested that I was in for trouble . |
| 6 | Woke up one morning and I was in for twenty thousand . |
| 7 | We just had to sit there all day on our own , and I was in for a couple of weeks . |
| 8 | I was in for two weeks , during which I had a wide variety of tests . |
| 9 | I thought I was in for another evening of getting slightly drunk on my own . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I had worked in recruitment so I knew what I was in for : it can be a nightmare . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ That big yellow beast did this while I was out for a swim . ’ |
| 12 | I was out for four and a half months , then I gave myself up because I was carrying my daughter , Sasha . |
| 13 | I was out for 2 hours from about 2.30 . |
| 14 | I was off for a week which is alright , but during that week I was heavily doped on downers . |
| 15 | So if I was off for two or three years then the rate of inflation was high , then it would be ten per cent each those years |
| 16 | Yes but the , the general ones we 've got in those flip you know when I was off , when I had my cartilage removed in my knee , well I was off for six weeks so I got all the photographs and put them in order , the children and us , you know ? |
| 17 | I was down for Jo Ro but made a last-minute escape . |
| 18 | Well a couple of weeks and I was off on embarkation leave , and then I was back for about a week and we were gone . |
| 19 | ‘ What 's more , Joe Wallace was so pissed that night 'e did n't 'ave an inklin' who 'e was talkin' to or what pub 'e was in for that matter , so there 's no come-back from 'im at least . |
| 20 | But the problem was that standing , anchored there , it seemed that she was up for sale . |
| 21 | ‘ She was up for the entire morning , and this afternoon she must rest . |
| 22 | She was about to risk departing for an early lunch , a move which she would not have dared to make if Miss Coldharbour had been in the office , but Julia gathered she was out for the morning and not expected in until two fifteen . |
| 23 | Even when he knew she was speaking the truth about Dana he would continue to think she was out for all she could get , and she had only herself to blame . |
| 24 | She was back for a moment on Bras d'Or , casting off coiling the painter up neatly , approved of by her father , and by Louise . |
| 25 | Now she knew she was in for an unpleasant surprise . |
| 26 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 27 | Aggie , of course , knew she was in for , what was termed , a bit of confidential chat ; and she was n't mistaken , because Mrs Kirkley , without any preamble , began by saying , ‘ There is more than one reason why I have suggested this position for Millie . |
| 28 | One thing was for sure : if she showed her face outside she was in for a shock . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | She saw his glance go over her , ending at the tips of her sensible shoes , and wondered if she was in for some punishing ten-mile hike . |