Example sentences of "was in [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tension was mounting as preparations got underway for the first ever race between a balloon , a steamroller … and a narrowboat.As entrants arrived for the annual steam rally at Upton , the contestants in the battle of the giants were all expressing optimism.Balloonist Chris Viles reckoned he was in with a good chance : |
| 2 | McHale said McGee was in with a good chance of starting against Halifax because he can play in defence or midfield . |
| 3 | Nick Faldo , who after an outward half of 33 , had closed to within two strokes of the lead , was in with a fine chance but he could not maintain it . |
| 4 | Cos it was in with the electric bills , and I did n't want that , and that was one of the advantages that made me decide to have here , cos I knew that the heating was in with the rent . |
| 5 | If Greg had understood the lady in the garden aright , Gerald Seymour-Strachey was in for a new experience . |
| 6 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 7 | Some Orcadian cat was in for a good supper . |
| 8 | From what she had read in the diary , it seemed any boy with a pleasing face and the latest clothes was in for a good time . |
| 9 | Most of the Labour front bench , including Neil Kinnock , were in their places and the predictions were that I was in for a stormy time . |
| 10 | But he was a most willing worker , and although she knew she was in for a tough day without him she offered her sympathy , and advised , ‘ Take an Alka-Seltzer and go back to bed . |
| 11 | The former Northern Ireland champion won the first frame 71-45 but McCluskey took the second 57-37 and it seemed as though the Ulsterman was in for a tough fight . |
| 12 | But , come the morning , Ronni was in for a rude awakening . |
| 13 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
| 14 | Well , she felt in a fighting mood , and if he thought that he could make a fool of her in front of his girlfriend then he was in for a big surprise . |
| 15 | Now she knew she was in for an unpleasant surprise . |
| 16 | I enrolled for ‘ Art for Beginners ’ and later went down to the centre where the tutor had obtained a model for us from whom to do quick sketches — so I was in at the deep end . |
| 17 | It was her first appearance in a Willy Russell play so she was in at the deep end . |