Example sentences of "were [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were in for the worst . |
| 2 | They yesterday found out which rating band their homes were in for the tax which starts next April . |
| 3 | Inevitably , months later , some actor will hiss , ‘ Heard you were in for the first half the other night , ’ prompting instant fabrication of husband having a miscarriage and mad cow disease in row F ) . |
| 4 | ‘ If I told you lessons were over for the day and you could go swimming , no doubt a miraculous recovery would take place . |
| 5 | Actors have not yet been announced , but the appealing rumour that Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder were up for the lead roles has been denied |
| 6 | The fact that the final article is likely to have been polished by Sir David English , the editor and long-standing friend of Margaret Thatcher , prompted speculation that the Number 10 knives were out for the Chancellor , and that his days might be numbered . |
| 7 | So I arranged for one of the estate stalkers to take the remains up the river , when the Colonel and his lady were out for the day . ’ |
| 8 | The Express , by contrast , detects unsheathed Conservative blades : ‘ Tory knives were out for the BBC … the Prime Minister is said to have told friends : ‘ my views on the BBC 's coverage are not printable . ’ |
| 9 | When I was nine and they were out for the evening I stayed up late to watch a horror movie and had nightmares . |
| 10 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |
| 11 | I had the distinct impression that you were out for the kill ! ’ |