Example sentences of "in for [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ If the way you treat me is anything to go by , she 's in for a life of sheer hell ! ’ she bit out . |
| 5 | At the secondary level we are certainly in for a decade of reform . |
| 6 | But her deep tanned face had been lived in for a fistful of decades . |
| 7 | The whole system in the UK however is in for a bit of a shock — a Eurostyle shock . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ It looks as if we might be in for a bit of a blow , ’ he remarked . |
| 11 | I said they did and offered to leave the door on the latch so he could sneak in for a bit of a warm . |
| 12 | Your mother 's in for a bit of a surprise , I daresay ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I got erm Patsy coming in for a bite of lunch |
| 17 | The cloth for their suits was cord ( corduroy ) , as I 've told you ; but sometimes they went in for a suit of heavy tweed — staple tweed it was called ; and at that time they made it as hard as a board . |
| 18 | He 's not going in for any pretending over a baby unless he comes in for a share of the cash , bloody ridiculous it is . |
| 19 | ‘ So why does n't Nicky Kai come in for a share of all this moral condemnation , since you know that Florian is still legally married ? ’ |
| 20 | This is the moment when we decide whether we go in for a federal Europe or whether we go in for a Europe of member states trading together , competing together , co-operating together . |
| 21 | My hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk , North ( Mr. Howell ) spoke recently on the radio about his idea of paying , say , £100 a week to people joining a community task force , enabling them to obtain work experience and contribute to society , which does not simply mean filling in holes in the road but involves going in for a range of useful activities , from working on environmental improvements to caring for the vulnerable in society . |
| 22 | We do n't know what he 's like yet — would n't it be better to ask him for an odd Sunday first before we let ourselves in for a course of sermons ? ’ |
| 23 | Cos I 've let myself in for a day of temping . |
| 24 | Lindsey came on and sat in for a couple of numbers and really enjoyed being back on the boards with us lot . |
| 25 | ‘ Malcolm may be coming in for a couple of days each week , ’ said Rofe . |
| 26 | Thanks to the number of school boards and the complicated system of voting , the final results will not be in for a couple of weeks . |
| 27 | We just had to sit there all day on our own , and I was in for a couple of weeks . |
| 28 | The house was n't run-down , either , but there were touches here and there betraying the fact 64 that it had n't been lived in for a couple of years ; the windows that were n't shuttered were n't clean , and there were weeds pushing up through the gravel . |
| 29 | But first you 're in for a couple of months in Florida . |
| 30 | So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know . |