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 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Patients were flocking in for the new treatment . |
| 13 | They yesterday found out which rating band their houses had been placed in for the new tax , which starts next April . |
| 14 | Like Marx , William 's grandad went in for the broad dialectic of history and was n't too fussy about the fine print . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ Three weeks sitting in for the regular breakfast show jock on a commercial station there , while he takes over your show here . |
| 17 | Beyond pouring oil on troubled waters , the Queen can do no more than dig in for the long wait , guided by her husband . |
| 18 | The Acting Reporter from Strathclyde , Gordon Sloan , who had filled in for the past year , would continue to look after the cases with which he had been involved . |
| 19 | Then you can tell me some more about that book you 've been buried in for the past week . " |
| 20 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 21 | They were flying the Liberators in for the big daylight raids on the Ruhr and one of them flew straight into the field where Grandad was working , planting carrots for the war effort . |
| 22 | Later on the warbirds wing in for the big show . |
| 23 | What I might actually do it see if Ian 's not doing anything if he not come in for the full time that they 're cleaning up , but come in for those sort of things . |
| 24 | Condensation might entail the one kind of subject and/or manifestation standing in for the whole domain of evil , incurring responsibility for the whole in the process of being made to signify it . |
| 25 | But perhaps I give that impression because I have strong views on certain subjects and because I do n't go in for the social whirl , for fast cars and fast women . ’ |
| 26 | River Island women 's range has already got party dresses in for the festive season . |
| 27 | There will be video feedback too , and those who feel up to it can go in for the local skischool giant slalom race . |
| 28 | Kharif could be thrown in for the Arpal Chase at Kelso ( 1.40 ) . |
| 29 | The Graduate Enterprise Programme can change that by helping you jump each hurdle , rather than letting you in for the high jump . |