Example sentences of "in for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Sport offers spontaneity which , combined with ever more sophisticated technology , allows a viewer to watch a game from many different angles , moving in for a close-up on the agonized or exultant face of the athlete , or panning back for a shot of the pitch , track , or the seashore during an Open golf championship . |
2 | The Defence Minister barely flinched as the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face as they ran the famous film clip from mid-December , 1987 , in which he promised that it would all be over by Christmas . |
3 | The Defence Minister barely flinched as the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face as they ran the famous film clip from mid-December , 1987 , in which he promised that it would all be over by Christmas . |
4 | " He asked you in for a drink without asking me ? " |
5 | ‘ We 're having some people in for a drink on Sunday . |
6 | My brother and I are having a few people in for a drink before lunch on Sunday . |
7 | Before the members of the cast separated to check out of their lodgings on that last night of the provincial tour before moving in for a run at a West End theatre they got together for a few drinks on stage . |
8 | However , the Green Paper has come in for a variety of criticisms and there is little evidence that its recommendations will be acted upon in the short- or medium-term . |
9 | ‘ If the way you treat me is anything to go by , she 's in for a life of sheer hell ! ’ she bit out . |
10 | By that time the pool was getting crowded as a shift ended and staff poured in for a swim before going home . |
11 | Chris , tall , lithe and manly , strips off and goes in for a swim in his panda-briefs . |
12 | He has all the new lags in for a talking to . |
13 | At the secondary level we are certainly in for a decade of reform . |
14 | But her deep tanned face had been lived in for a fistful of decades . |
15 | The whole system in the UK however is in for a bit of a shock — a Eurostyle shock . |
16 | There is no truth in the rumour that some of their number fancied joining in for a bit of a busman's/policeman 's holiday . |
17 | And as often as you tell yourself she 's not your type , that you do n't like blondes , your taste tends towards the browns , even redheads but not blondes , no ; and what 's more , her face is round , but you do n't like round faces ; and you 've always gone in for a bit of shape and she 's flat as a pancake . |
18 | ‘ It looks as if we might be in for a bit of a blow , ’ he remarked . |
19 | I said they did and offered to leave the door on the latch so he could sneak in for a bit of a warm . |
20 | Your mother 's in for a bit of a surprise , I daresay ? |
21 | She had been accepted for the job at Ardis & Co , looking the way she normally looked , but if to keep her job — and she had no idea at that stage whether there was a Vasey junior , or similar , at G Vasey Ltd — she had to go in for a bit of de glamorisation , then so be it . |
22 | So I think her mother 's gon na be in for a bit of a shock because they all think that they 're gon na get married so quick , I think she just wanted to get that ring on her finger so she can reap the ackers and I think she 's gon na do a runner . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | Cos I think we 're all in for a chance to getting it now , fifty thousand |
25 | Your attire must tell other walkers and climbers how serious you are , indicate the status you enjoy in the world of mountaineering , and not make locals in the mountain 's nearest bar fall dangerously silent when you pop in for a pint on the way back home . |
26 | The idea was to run round the local pubs , popping in for a pint on the way , carrying a bale of straw . |
27 | I got erm Patsy coming in for a bite of lunch |
28 | I went in for a tackle with Brian Mooney and I came off worse because I broke my right leg . |
29 | I pulled up outside Tremayne 's house and while I put on my socks again she said she would come in for a while for company , ‘ to cure the trembles ’ . |
30 | Or you do n't want a GUI at all ( in which case , you may be in for a shock by this time next year ! ) |