Example sentences of "we [be] in for " in BNC.

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1 Thus we are in for a prolonged battle to win over public opinion .
2 The chances are , however , that whichever way the cookie is crumbled on April 9 we are in for the shake-up we were denied with the departure of Mrs Thatcher .
3 Understandable had I been writing this in August , but as it is still March it looks as if we are in for another drought this summer .
4 We are in for the long-term benefits which imply a long-term strategy and involvement ’ .
5 AS SOON as I see a screen full of Florida palm fronds , broken down clapboard houses and Cadillacs full of heaving , unhappy women , I know we are in for an Erotic Thriller .
6 We are in for a tough time . ’
7 He suggested that in the days before his election Yeltsin had had to clarify and adjust his policy on a number of key issues , but commented : " If he is playing political games , then perhaps we are in for difficult times . "
8 We are in for a long afternoon , ’ he said cheerfully .
9 We 're in for a very difficult time and we must be prepared for it .
10 During the silence that followed , the same thought may well have passed through every head except Ferryman 's : ‘ We 're in for it now ’ .
11 ‘ Right from the credits sequence , with a double becoming a triple screen we know we 're in for a goody .
12 We 're in for a serious bout of millennial malaise .
13 I can tell you we 're in for a smashin' night tonight at the Gronky Josstick pub here in lovely Ludlow .
14 ‘ It 's just a feeling I 've got , that we 're in for a hard winter .
15 Turning to Naas Botha just as he was preparing to kick off the second half , Bishop remarked , ‘ We 're in for a hell of a 40 minutes , Naas ’ — just what sort of hell Botha would rather not have found out …
16 ‘ It looks as though we 're in for a tough time ! ’
17 From the moment his attractive colleague Paula shins up a fir tree on page two with her .32 Browning automatic , it 's clear we 're in for a ‘ when the going gets tough , the tough get going ’ sort of book .
18 " We 're in for some mysterious trouble , " whispered Fiver , " and it 's not elil .
19 We 're in for a crash-landing . ’
20 ‘ Looks as if we 're in for a storm . ’
21 ‘ I get the feeling we 're in for a long night ’ , she said .
22 We 're in for a rough time , Marcus .
23 ‘ The radio says we 're in for heavy showers , ’ Aunt Becky glooms .
24 ‘ It 's turned quite cold and I think we 're in for quite a wet spell .
25 Most of the force have drawn shields and batons , and I 've no doubt we 're in for a long night . ’
26 ‘ Knowing your superb taste , Uncle , it sounds as if we 're in for something of a treat , ’ Naylor replied .
27 We 're in for a storm . ’
28 We 're in for a storm , ’ Ashley remarked , grimacing as thunder rumbled in the distance .
29 Vocalist Rob gave little away in the title department but if the tracks were from the forthcoming Ferment album then we 're in for a treat .
30 An Injun' yelled ‘ White men … we 're in for some fightin' … they 're not having our bison to eat . ’
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