Example sentences of "was in [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I felt that my running was improving as the season progressed and that I was in with a chance . |
| 3 | As it turned out , Donovan Reid won and I came second , missing the third individual place but feeling that I was in with a chance of making the relay team . |
| 4 | He told me that if I kept running well , I was in with a chance . |
| 5 | ‘ When I reached eight tries I realised I was in with a chance of records and the lads helped me as best they could . ’ |
| 6 | Also Simon is one of my best mates and I knew he 'd buckle down with the right team if he was in with a chance of winning . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Billy came to me because he was in with a bunch of fanatics . |
| 8 | 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 : |
| 9 | McHale said McGee was in with a good chance of starting against Halifax because he can play in defence or midfield . |
| 10 | He pointed to a recent Mori opinion poll which showed more than 30pc of the electorate would vote Lib Dem if they believed the MP was in with a chance . |
| 11 | He was in for a surprise . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Some Orcadian cat was in for a good supper . |
| 14 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 15 | But Mosley campaigned in Tuscany by phone and by the time he returned to London for the autumn , the plan was set , letters were going out and Balestre was in for a surprise . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | We just had to sit there all day on our own , and I was in for a couple of weeks . |
| 18 | Bobo was in for a shock , however , for when he kicked open the door to Sam 's office , he discovered that the President had already taken the matter out of his hands , having blown his own brains out . |
| 19 | Dorrainge was in for a very big shock . |
| 20 | I wondered if the Great God Turhan Bey was in for a cut , or if Otto was doing it all off his own bat . |
| 21 | Any smoothy who saw her as a soft touch was in for a shock . |
| 22 | Either that , or he was in for a very sticky evening indeed . |
| 23 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | If Greg had understood the lady in the garden aright , Gerald Seymour-Strachey was in for a new experience . |
| 26 | One thing was for sure : if she showed her face outside she was in for a shock . |
| 27 | But , come the morning , Ronni was in for a rude awakening . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He was tired already yet he knew he was in for an even longer night once he was home . |