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

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1 I also understand that Basildon has erm got the same fate , so you know , it looks as if were in for a campaign there .
2 " I think it would be safer to keep him in for a bit longer . "
3 ‘ It 's probably only one of the local kids sneaking in for a look around , ’ Jessamy tried to reassure herself .
4 ‘ I had a cartilage operation three and a half years ago , and I went in for a tackle just before Christmas and damaged it again .
5 You 're in for a treat today Barry .
6 She 's in for a surprise though .
7 So they kept him in for a cat instead , but Jessie wanted a , then Jessie , she could 've just love a fluffy white , so .
8 I have n't had an evening in for a week now .
9 But the attitude of women content to stay in their middle-level comfort zones came in for a lot too — not only from a male chief executive who had seen one of his recruits retreat from the fast track , but from senior female executives as well who felt women ‘ should take their share of responsibility for low applications for senior jobs . ’
10 In for a penny in for a pound !
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