Example sentences of "be in for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 you see , if you put a line it costs you about a hundred a thirty quid now I think , but according to what they tell me , once a line has been in for a year if you put a line in , you 've got to pay the first year , its got ta be in for a year , if you have it taken out before the year , you 'll still be due for the rental on it
2 But the they give it you at the end of the quarter , even if you have n't been in for a quarter .
3 If the match at the County Ground is anywhere near as fast and lose as the game at London Road , then the Swindon fans are in for a thriller .
4 Developers that have yet to see Intel Corp 's P5 microprocessor are in for a shock , because judging by intelligence gleaned by Computer Reseller News in Asia , the new part bears little resemblance to the commodity microprocessors that power tens of millions of personal computers .
5 HOT-BLOODED men beating a path to the Liverpool Playhouse for the return of the Raving Beauties are in for a shock if they expect Paula Wilcox to reveal all in the adults only show .
6 WEDDING CAKES AND CULTURAL HISTORY by Simon R. Charsley Routledge , £30 ; £9.99 THOSE of you who could not put down Rites of Marrying : the Wedding Industry in Scotland are in for a treat : now you can have your cake .
7 Sun lovers are in for a treat , too .
8 Now Amiga owners are in for a treat with Mindscape 's home computer version of the Nintendo toads .
9 WHILE SNES players are in for a treat with Super Mario Kart , sadly the same can not be said for NES owners , with their Christmas Mario offering , Mario and Yoshi — a game which takes the form of a puzzle startlingly similar to the classic Tetris .
10 Maurice Sendak fans are in for a treat .
11 With Joey , Phillip McCallen , Mike Edwards , Alan Irwin , Ian Simpson , Brian Reid , Ian King and Jim Moodie all on Hondas , the fans are in for a treat .
12 But fans of his macho Dylan in Beverly Hills , are in for a surprise .
13 In Britain , archaeology has thrown a great deal of light on the Dark Ages : but British students , when they turn to the ninth-century Continent , are in for a disappointment , for relatively little has been done .
14 And many people think the Chinese are in for a disappointment .
15 Some songs were adopted by other clubs — ‘ Aye , aye , Aye , McFaul is better than Yashin , Suddick is better than Eusebio and ( opposing team ) are in for a thrashing ’ springs to mind .
16 ‘ Looks as if we 're in for a storm . ’
17 ‘ We 're in for a storm . ’
18 ‘ We 're in for a storm , ’ Ashley remarked , grimacing as thunder rumbled in the distance .
19 But first you 're in for a couple of months in Florida .
20 Just when you think you 're in for a standard , clichéd problem the rug is pulled form under your feet with a hilarious twist of logic .
21 Deciding this time , they 're in for a shock
22 And along every route , you 're in for a surprise , whether it 's a lone totem pole , a reconstructed Indian Village or a pioneer 's stone homestead .
23 Also , if you can find their live Ticket To Ride ( NME giveaway EP ) you 're in for a treat .
24 This whole picturesque area has been designated a nature reserve and if you enjoy long walks then you 're in for a treat — gorges , torrents , dense forests and vineyards are two a pfennig !
25 ‘ Then you 're in for a treat . ’
26 Then he rallied and said , ‘ Well , you 're in for a treat , in that case , surrounded by her paintings in that lovely house .
27 Vocalist Rob gave little away in the title department but if the tracks were from the forthcoming Ferment album then we 're in for a treat .
28 You 're in for a treat today Barry .
29 You 're in for a treat .
30 ‘ If you 're here to see Adam , ’ Rourke said , as Lissa walked dazedly across the soot-blackened carpet , ‘ you 're in for a disappointment .
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