Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | STRUGGLING Second Division Mansfield are up for sale . |
| 2 | Like a , a good example the , the the ninety three one , the ninety two one rather this year was a good example because there was erm a titanic battle in Old Harlow where the leader of the council Richard was up for re- election . |
| 3 | He 'd always gone to the fields long before Edward was up for school , but today he was still wrapping his lunchtime bread and cheese in a cloth . |
| 4 | WEDDING CAKES AND CULTURAL HISTORY by Simon R. Charsley Routledge , £30 ; £9.99 THOSE of you who could not put down Rites of Marrying : the Wedding Industry in Scotland are in for a treat : now you can have your cake . |
| 5 | He said there was no reason to think the hotel industry would pick up the Scotch Corner Hotel and Croft Spa Hotel had gone into receivership and The Solberge and Kirkby Fleetham Hall were up for sale . |
| 6 | Ken and Maggie were in for a long run . |
| 7 | ‘ It was common knowledge that Blackburn were in for me , and there were also rumours about Arsenal . |
| 8 | ‘ I was training at Leeds yesterday morning and Mr Wilkinson came and said that Blackburn were in for me and I would have to go . |
| 9 | The Arts : The palazzo on the Strand is up for grabs Once the tax gatherers have been cast out , Kenneth Powell envisages a brilliant future for Somerset House |
| 10 | But , come the morning , Ronni was in for a rude awakening . |
| 11 | He wondered what Pete was in for . |
| 12 | After lunch , Graham Lloyd reached 34 before falling to Parsona , but Wasim Akram hit only five and Mike Matkinson was out for a lively 16 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | PARISHIONERS and visitors to the Church of St John the Evangelist on Belfast 's Malone Road are in for a real treat next month . |
| 15 | I wondered suddenly how many of the household were listening , and as if he read my thoughts Toby said , " Mavis is out for the evening . " |
| 16 | Michael Bates Dr Kumar 's adversary in November is back for more and looking confident . |
| 17 | The size and range of the country 's sex business may mean that Thailand is in for the world 's fastest upswing in HIV infection . |
| 18 | Bryan is back for United |
| 19 | Bobo was in for a shock , however , for when he kicked open the door to Sam 's office , he discovered that the President had already taken the matter out of his hands , having blown his own brains out . |
| 20 | Robinson was in for ten years for armed robbery , while his companion was half-way through a twelve-year stretch for a similar crime . |
| 21 | Stephen , a softly spoken Mike Tyson lookalike , had kicked someone into a coma , Michelle was serving an indefinite life sentence for torching her victim , Tony tried to blow up his father and Lizzie was in for armed robbery . |
| 22 | CRISIS-TORN Swinton are up for sale . |
| 23 | LIGHT opera buffs in Londonderry are in for a musical feast with the return this year of the Derry Festival of Light Opera . |
| 24 | However , having said that , CEEFAX reckoned that Speed and Pemberton are out for tonight and state that Rocky and Hodges should get a look in . |
| 25 | ‘ What is more , I need a big pool of players , especially as Bryan Robson is out for a month and Paul Parker will miss the opening game at Sheffield United with a leg injury . ’ |
| 26 | Botham 's out for fifteen . |
| 27 | I hear that our hero Jon Newsome is out for the game tomorrow ans will be replaced by John Pemberton . |
| 28 | Geoff Wildinson , assistant director for filed work , recognises the SSD is in for a tough time . |
| 29 | ‘ My word , Vic 's in for a surprise . ’ |
| 30 | Wild-man is out for year |