Example sentences of "be [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Now that has come to pass , I think everyone is gearing back down and it will be down for a couple of years before it goes back up ; it just seems to go back and forth . |
| 2 | Since image is what people think , feel , or believe , your client and you could be in for a surprise — one that may be more shocking than pleasing . |
| 3 | If your answer is just print out nicely justified text with the spelling checked then you may be in for a surprise . |
| 4 | But theatre-goers expecting a regulation production of Measure for Measure at Chester 's Gateway Theatre will be in for a surprise this is in modern dress . |
| 5 | ‘ It looks as if we might be in for a bit of a blow , ’ he remarked . |
| 6 | Players asked to make heavy commitment If things go to plan , Scotland may be in for a bit more travel , as Harry Pincott in Cape Town explains |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | THE grand old men of Italy 's Christian Democratic Party may be in for a shock . |
| 9 | TWO million shareholders who took the ‘ Tell Sid ’ advice to buy into British Gas could be in for a shock . |
| 10 | Anyone reading this who used to use The Guardian as a mirror in the mornings to find out what they thought about the issues of the day is likely to be in for a shock if they try to do the same today . |
| 11 | If you follow the exact instructions in the manual to install the software on a winchester you are likely to be in for a shock . |
| 12 | You might be in for a shock . ’ |
| 13 | Or you do n't want a GUI at all ( in which case , you may be in for a shock by this time next year ! ) |
| 14 | ‘ With our crowd so close to the pitch , I feel Spartak 's younger players will be in for a shock . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ With our crowd so close to the pitch , I feel Spartak 's younger players will be in for a shock . |
| 16 | ‘ With our crowd so close to the pitch , I feel Spartak 's younger players will be in for a shock . |
| 17 | But Howard insisted : ‘ Anyone who believes he can cruise along and think he will automatically be in the side against Halifax will be in for a shock . |
| 18 | But Howard insisted : ‘ Anyone who believes he can cruise along and think he will automatically be in the side against Halifax will be in for a shock . |
| 19 | Tired travellers could be in for a treat as InterCity tries to bury the unhappy image of the infamous ‘ BR cuppa ’ . |
| 20 | It looked like the crowd would be in for a treat against Trafford at Riverside when Rick Smith , back to his sharpest , opened the scoring after 63 seconds . |
| 21 | If the meticulous and demanding rescue work succeeds , birdwatchers using the hide will be in for a treat . |
| 22 | but a more intricate type of operation , where you 've got to be in for a day , they 're not |
| 23 | you see , if you put a line it costs you about a hundred a thirty quid now I think , but according to what they tell me , once a line has been in for a year if you put a line in , you 've got to pay the first year , its got ta be in for a year , if you have it taken out before the year , you 'll still be due for the rental on it |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | these three are all very good defenders as mentioned in previous postings by me and all would have fitted fine at Leeds — but i feel that the jewel of the collection is Johnsen — he has speed and is extremely flexible — and he has not yet signed for Spurs — so he might still be in for a trial at Leeds . |
| 26 | City 's attackers The signs were already there for City that they might be in for a spanking when their formidable attack of Andy Cole , Leroy Rosenior and playmaker Jacki Dziekanowski were held in a tight grip in a first-half an opening 45 minutes that was marked by a spectacular 30-yard goal from Justin Channing , in the final week of his loan spell from QPR . |
| 27 | ‘ I thought she 'd be in for a week . ’ |
| 28 | I bet that has n't got ta be in for a week ! |
| 29 | Profits do n't come into it ; unless the ozone layer is saved , we 'll be in for a roasting . |
| 30 | So two would be off for a fortnight , and then two more and then two more . |