Example sentences of "were [adv prt] for an " in BNC.

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1 The omens were bad , and when the Hammersmith show eventually got going it seemed we were in for an all-time rock ‘ n ’ roll disaster .
2 I knew we were in for an enjoyable day as soon as I heard Nick Faldo say , ‘ Have you heard this one , Nick ? ’
3 A feeling that we were in for an epic grew as we waited on the gendarme to begin a traverse across a snow ledge to the top of the fixed ropes , where the Germans , their clothes white with snow and ice , had set up another abseil .
4 They were in for an interesting night .
5 AT FIRST , it seemed that we were in for an evening at the Theatre of Cruelty .
6 WE were out for an airing with Air Hanson this week .
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