Example sentences of "be [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This is quite often the cause of the ‘ 1701 — hard disk error ’ reported during Power On Self Test when the drive is cold which miraculously seems to cure itself when the system has been on for a while and the drive has warmed up ’ . |
2 | You 've not been on for a while have you ? |
3 | Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ? |
4 | 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 |
5 | But the they give it you at the end of the quarter , even if you have n't been in for a quarter . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | Sun lovers are in for a treat , too . |
11 | Now Amiga owners are in for a treat with Mindscape 's home computer version of the Nintendo toads . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Maurice Sendak fans are in for a treat . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | But fans of his macho Dylan in Beverly Hills , are in for a surprise . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | And many people think the Chinese are in for a disappointment . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | Secondly , a while ago I mentioned that a guy called Alan Byrne had been over for a trial , in Elland Road , from Shamrock Rovers in Dublin . |
20 | ‘ You 're on for a fiver . ’ |
21 | ‘ Looks as if we 're in for a storm . ’ |
22 | ‘ We 're in for a storm . ’ |
23 | ‘ We 're in for a storm , ’ Ashley remarked , grimacing as thunder rumbled in the distance . |
24 | But first you 're in for a couple of months in Florida . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | Deciding this time , they 're in for a shock — |
27 | 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 . |
28 | Also , if you can find their live Ticket To Ride ( NME giveaway EP ) you 're in for a treat . |
29 | 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 ! |
30 | ‘ Then you 're in for a treat . ’ |