Example sentences of "are [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two to three tablespoons of tinned tomatoes are enough for a sauce made from 2 lb. of the fresh fruit or for 3 pints of stock . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Sun lovers are in for a treat , too . |
| 7 | Now Amiga owners are in for a treat with Mindscape 's home computer version of the Nintendo toads . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Maurice Sendak fans are in for a treat . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But fans of his macho Dylan in Beverly Hills , are in for a surprise . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | And many people think the Chinese are in for a disappointment . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | That 's because many brigades charge for call outs which are not for a fire ( false alarms count as fires ) , or for a life-threatening situation . |
| 16 | They are home for a week or a month ; the rest of the time they are wandering about the world . |
| 17 | The lights are off for a bit , so I turn round to look at her . |
| 18 | Contracts are typically for a three- or five-year term and can prove inflexible in the intervening period . |
| 19 | Obviously you should check with the receptionist or whoever is organizing the candidates that you are not going to miss your turn if you are out for a while . |
| 20 | Similarly , retired racing Greyhounds are often in need of homes , and although temperamentally these dogs are normally quite sound , it can be very difficult to persuade them not to chase cats and other smaller dogs when they are out for a walk . |
| 21 | Smaller , more discreet means of cleaning up are preferable when you are out for a walk . |
| 22 | In an emergency this may prevent a dog from straying into a potentially dangerous situation , for example if you should suddenly encounter riders on horseback when you are out for a walk along a narrow path . |
| 23 | They are out for a walk with their Father . |
| 24 | The followers are there for a day out in the countryside , the opportunity to ride or to walk freely over private property with the consent of the landowner . |
| 25 | But you know having said that they are there for a reason and the reason they are there for is is if the group did n't have somebody to pull them back down again then they 'd might be going off in all different directions doing all these wonderful things and ending up nowhere because you have n't had somebody who pulls them back and says well hold on a minute . |