Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were only in for a quiet drink , is a' . ' |
| 2 | I think it 's all over for a long time . |
| 3 | I go back to the car , thinking maybe Mr Azul 's only out for a short while . |
| 4 | Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in |
| 5 | Pompey are third in the table and are now going all out for a top two place and automatic promotion . |
| 6 | The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm just in for a few tests , ’ he said . |
| 8 | She was just in for a fine and it was her first time . |
| 9 | Specialist series : These programmes are usually on for a limited period and cover specialist subjects such as holidays , motoring , food and wine or industry . |
| 10 | Ready for takeoff , but still in for a bumpy ride |
| 11 | Where two agencies put forward conflicting options , the search is inevitably on for a third option , which may involve negotiation . |
| 12 | Westminster is now in for a furious bout of behind-the-scenes arm twisting as Government whips try every trick in the book to persuade the waverers back into the fold . |
| 13 | Behind him the man was running out into the roadway , already too far off for a useful shot . |
| 14 | By such standards both footballers and cricketers , provided they were among the minority who avoided injury and played in the first team , were quite well off for a few years . |
| 15 | And the animals were certainly in for a few surprises as our team of ten raced by wearing bright yellow ‘ Wimpey Worldwide ’ T-shirts and hard hats . |
| 16 | Though it says it still has $1m in the bank , it is currently out for a second round , believed to be in the neighbourhood of $4.5m , which would make it the most heavily backed venture in the field . |