Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] in for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’ |
| 2 | Yeah , but made my in for a tea . |
| 3 | I had this idea they had booked me in for a Caesarean because I 'm small , but had n't told me . |
| 4 | She thanked him and waited while David invited him in for a cup of tea . |
| 5 | You invited him in for a glass of sherry to ask him if you could borrow his bicycle , and I came too . ’ |
| 6 | Wistaria Cottage was n't worth much and in any case he had talked at one point of trading it in for an annuity . |
| 7 | Cos I 've let myself in for a day of temping . |
| 8 | put me in for a lovely red for me . |
| 9 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 10 | We do n't know what he 's like yet — would n't it be better to ask him for an odd Sunday first before we let ourselves in for a course of sermons ? ’ |
| 11 | I 'm sorry , Ellie ; I let you in for a hard time , did n't I ? ’ |
| 12 | Why did n't he take that with him and put it in for a minute , for god 's sake . |
| 13 | So I wrote to the Warden of Spurn Bird Observatory and booked myself in for a night . |
| 14 | " He asked you in for a drink without asking me ? " |
| 15 | they might keep you in for a longer rest |
| 16 | That 's why we 'll keep her in for a week or so , for tests , but our consultant is very pleased with her — and very optimistic . |
| 17 | I 'm breaking them in for a horse . |
| 18 | A week or two before the Board Meeting at which the Pub Catering proposals are due to be considered , John Watson calls you in for a talk . |
| 19 | ‘ The least you could do is invite me in for a coffee . ’ |
| 20 | And er Betty called me in for a cup of coffee but and I was there , I think , for over two hours . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 22 | ‘ I 'd invite you in for a chat , ’ said Joe , ‘ but I 'm just about to go out . |
| 23 | Well she she used to drink tea when she if I ever well I did n't invite her in for a coffee do , well I did n't to begin with did I ? |
| 24 | " I think it would be safer to keep him in for a bit longer . " |
| 25 | ‘ I think , ’ the policeman was saying , ‘ I 'd better take her in for a little talk . ’ |
| 26 | " I 'll take her in — yes , why not — I 'll take her in for a small consideration . |
| 27 | If Daddy was home , she 'd invite him in for a coffee and a clean-up . |
| 28 | Boats from Bodrum quayside do the same thing , though it 's difficult to tell if you 're letting yourself in for a one way job , or a round trip including a meal at some distant restaurant ! |
| 29 | But in practice , hey , be careful , you know , you could be letting yourself in for a bit of trouble , if you start recommending the equity fund for Healthmaster or something . |
| 30 | Any manager who does handle the artist 's money is taking a foolish risk , as well as letting themselves in for an enormous amount of unnecessary work . |