Example sentences of "in for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That fine weather will contin ue this afternoon , with plenty of sunshine , although the east coast again could be in for the odd shower . |
| 2 | The world fell in for the hard-working TV star and his family as he drove home alone after an engagement opening a carpet store in the Midlands . |
| 3 | They go in for the emotional point of view , and I thought it would help them see me in a fatherly light , giving him my own name . |
| 4 | None of the European resorts has yet gone in for the wholesale investment in snow-making which we see in the United States , mainly because the capital outlay is enormous and the running costs extremely high . |
| 5 | A clenched fist , a frosty stare or a head-thrust , feet-planted , arms-akimbo posture , being recognizable as proper parts or adjuncts to acts of real violence , can stand in for the real thing in the ritualized ‘ aggression ’ to be described in a later chapter of this book . |
| 6 | Four hundred aircraft will be flying in for the International Air Tattoo at R-A-F Fairford , the biggest airshow in the world . |
| 7 | Some universities now have deputy or pro vice chancellors , who chair major committees and stand in for the vice chancellor . |
| 8 | When the programme 's ratings dipped immediately after the November revamp , Focus came in for the heaviest criticism . |
| 9 | He was recently fined £500 by the European Tour when , after a first round of 74 in his defence of the Mediterranean Open , he refused to come in for the requested press interview . |
| 10 | Manager Dick Graham immediately went back to his former club , West Bromwich Albion , and purchased Welsh International , Tony Millington to take over but , by the end of the year it was Jackson who was earning praise in the Palace goal after standing in for the injured Welshman and making his home debut against Cardiff on 28 November 1964 , and by the end of the season ‘ Jacko ’ , as he became popularly called , was in undisputed possession |
| 11 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
| 12 | Tax band:Letters will start going out in mid-January informing all householders of the band which their home is in for the new council tax . |
| 13 | Patients were flocking in for the new treatment . |
| 14 | They yesterday found out which rating band their houses had been placed in for the new tax , which starts next April . |
| 15 | Like Marx , William 's grandad went in for the broad dialectic of history and was n't too fussy about the fine print . |
| 16 | Apart from saying he had given up singing and trumpet-playing , he invented things , such as that his school had suggested he go in for the Young Musician of the Year contest . |
| 17 | Wroughton airfield near Swindon was the busiest in the world this weekend , as more than fifteen hundred aircraft flew in for the largest rally of its kind outside the United States . |
| 18 | If , however , you feel unable to do this , it would still help us if the questionnaire could be filled in for the largest course , and some indication be given of provision in other courses . |
| 19 | As there was only the one company it is reasonable to infer that everyone roped in for the first loan was in fact a Merchant Taylor . |
| 20 | ‘ Greed came in for the first time . |
| 21 | Brian Cox , who runs the operation , says : ‘ Anyone coming in for the first time is going to start by taking on what 's already there . |
| 22 | But you can get it in For the first time at any age . |
| 23 | Eventually , on Feb. 23 , a non-Congress ( I ) government was sworn in for the first time in 10 years . |
| 24 | ‘ I said if we did n't win this time we 'd abolish the b + + + + + + , ’ says Dixon , digging in for the first time since his Army days . |
| 25 | The research by Yorkshire TV paid off last Sunday when 18 million tuned in for the first episode of A Touch of Frost . |
| 26 | ‘ Three weeks sitting in for the regular breakfast show jock on a commercial station there , while he takes over your show here . |
| 27 | Beyond pouring oil on troubled waters , the Queen can do no more than dig in for the long wait , guided by her husband . |
| 28 | Those worth £5 — £19 were roped in for the second loan , in 1523 , so paying a total of 15 per cent , not so very much less than what was expected of the £20 men , and of course a proportionately heavier burden . |
| 29 | Sometimes I drop out for the first verse of songs and let Keith do rhythm and then I come back in for the second verse ; it brings the level of intensity right up . |
| 30 | When she came in for the second time her throat was like looking at a plate full of strawberries and cream — red enlarged tonsils with a coating of puss . |