Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I sighed and lingered over coffee because I know I 'd be in for a long session while I listened to June 's catalogue of woes .
2 We could be in for a long night . ’
3 THOSE Welsh fathers whose sons hero worship Emyr Lewis and Robert Jones rather than Ian Rush and Mark Hughes could be in for a nasty shock next Christmas when they discover the Welsh rugby kit they bought this year may well be out of date .
4 As children , we all got up to tricks like pinching a few apples or knocking on someone 's door and running away — all rather harmless , but if our parents found out , we would be in for a good hiding , a cut on the backside .
5 Have the courage to show the world who you really are and you may be in for a pleasant surprise .
6 You 'll be in for a pleasant surprise .
7 But experts say the Worcester treasure hunter may still be in for a pleasant suprise .
8 Tough win SUNDERLAND North voters could be in for a liberal dose of confusion : as well as Vic Halom ( Liberal Democrat ) candidates include Win Lundgren , representing the Liberal Party . ’
9 When the victim switches the switch he will be in for a big surprise .
10 Michel thinks she will be in for a bad time when she realizes it .
11 Couples , who earns £5 million a year , could be in for a bitter courtroom battle .
12 The Japanese retail conglomerate Takashimiya Co Ltd may be in for a bitter disappointment when it opens a commercial art gallery in its new North American flagship design-speciality store on 23 April .
13 On the other hand if you 've important business or vital meetings to attend you will be in for a tough time .
14 Mm , either way though , I mean the thing is if they do , you , you would be in for a little bit of something , if you hung it out till be , to being redundant
15 If you are intransigent , or are determined to stick to the letter of your contract come what may , you could be in for a rude awakening .
16 JOHANN SCHYMS of Manosque , France , may be in for an expensive disappointment .
17 In the Elizabethan Restaurant the shift has changed and tea is being prepared ; the duty staff will be in for an early meal shortly .
18 People living on the riverbanks ca n't remember it being so bad for many years and if there 's rugby here tomorrow , then the players will be in for an early bath .
19 At 7,316 people , you could be in for an uncomfortable wait .
20 Duncan Shearer and Mixu Paateleinen expected to lead the attack alongside Eoin Jess , the home fans should be in for an exciting ninety minutes .
21 That fine weather will contin ue this afternoon , with plenty of sunshine , although the east coast again could be in for the odd shower .
22 ‘ Not really , dear , but she wo n't be over for a little while .
23 So far as I can see , unless there are fundamental changes in the British economy , the recession ai n't going to be over for a considerable time because the economy is in such a state .
24 However , the worst may not be over for the embattled Chancellor .
25 Yeah , then you I know , but John I mean you 'd be up for a good couple of grand if you did stick it out .
26 yeah — they will be up for a hard re-match. the turkish home crowd is known to be wild …
27 To fit everything in here you have to be up for an early breakfast .
28 She had told no one that she would be out for the whole night ; the only person who had known had been Luke Calder .
29 So Eddie knows the real Delia Forbes has gone away and wo n't be back for a long time … but so what ? ’
30 The bond which had drawn them so close before Angel 's birth was strong and sometimes Sarah longed to be back for a brief time in that dilapidated house in Stone Alley , free of the sanctimonious atmosphere of the rectory , until she remembered Maggie was n't there any more either .
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