Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was up for a western , and he had the long hair , but after school he went to a barber and had his head shaved . |
| 2 | If he was up for a part in a Night Nurse commercial he 'd be sure to get it unless Mickey Rourke turned up for the same audition . |
| 3 | When Dustin told Brooks that he was up for the part in The Graduate , Mel said , ‘ But you 're an ugly little rat . |
| 4 | In fact , it was while he was up for the interview that he read in The Times the advertisement that had brought him to Burleigh : |
| 5 | He was out for a good time , which might well involve finishing the evening with a fight . |
| 6 | She fully expected him to ignore her sarcastic question , or , in his delightfully blunt fashion , tell her he was out for a walk , not an idle chinwag , when , to cause her to falter in her stride , ‘ How about — where you 'd been last Thursday while I waited outside your flat for you to come home ? ’ |
| 7 | I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers , checking that I had brushed off the mud ; I wanted to make the transition from somebody who had just slept rough to somebody who looked as though he was out for an early walk . |
| 8 | He was in for a surprise . |
| 9 | Either that , or he was in for a very sticky evening indeed . |
| 10 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He was tired already yet he knew he was in for an even longer night once he was home . |
| 13 | His parents welcomed him , assuming he was back for an indefinite stay and perhaps interpreting this as a change of heart . |