Example sentences of "[be] in [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Since image is what people think , feel , or believe , your client and you could be in for a surprise — one that may be more shocking than pleasing . |
2 | If your answer is just print out nicely justified text with the spelling checked then you may be in for a surprise . |
3 | But theatre-goers expecting a regulation production of Measure for Measure at Chester 's Gateway Theatre will be in for a surprise this is in modern dress . |
4 | ‘ It looks as if we might be in for a bit of a blow , ’ he remarked . |
5 | Players asked to make heavy commitment If things go to plan , Scotland may be in for a bit more travel , as Harry Pincott in Cape Town explains |
6 | So I think her mother 's gon na be in for a bit of a shock because they all think that they 're gon na get married so quick , I think she just wanted to get that ring on her finger so she can reap the ackers and I think she 's gon na do a runner . |
7 | THE grand old men of Italy 's Christian Democratic Party may be in for a shock . |
8 | TWO million shareholders who took the ‘ Tell Sid ’ advice to buy into British Gas could be in for a shock . |
9 | Anyone reading this who used to use The Guardian as a mirror in the mornings to find out what they thought about the issues of the day is likely to be in for a shock if they try to do the same today . |
10 | If you follow the exact instructions in the manual to install the software on a winchester you are likely to be in for a shock . |
11 | You might be in for a shock . ’ |
12 | Or you do n't want a GUI at all ( in which case , you may be in for a shock by this time next year ! ) |
13 | ‘ With our crowd so close to the pitch , I feel Spartak 's younger players will be in for a shock . ’ |
14 | ‘ With our crowd so close to the pitch , I feel Spartak 's younger players will be in for a shock . |
15 | ‘ With our crowd so close to the pitch , I feel Spartak 's younger players will be in for a shock . |
16 | But Howard insisted : ‘ Anyone who believes he can cruise along and think he will automatically be in the side against Halifax will be in for a shock . |
17 | But Howard insisted : ‘ Anyone who believes he can cruise along and think he will automatically be in the side against Halifax will be in for a shock . |
18 | Tired travellers could be in for a treat as InterCity tries to bury the unhappy image of the infamous ‘ BR cuppa ’ . |
19 | It looked like the crowd would be in for a treat against Trafford at Riverside when Rick Smith , back to his sharpest , opened the scoring after 63 seconds . |
20 | If the meticulous and demanding rescue work succeeds , birdwatchers using the hide will be in for a treat . |
21 | but a more intricate type of operation , where you 've got to be in for a day , they 're not |
22 | you see , if you put a line it costs you about a hundred a thirty quid now I think , but according to what they tell me , once a line has been in for a year if you put a line in , you 've got to pay the first year , its got ta be in for a year , if you have it taken out before the year , you 'll still be due for the rental on it |
23 | Thanks to the number of school boards and the complicated system of voting , the final results will not be in for a couple of weeks . |
24 | these three are all very good defenders as mentioned in previous postings by me and all would have fitted fine at Leeds — but i feel that the jewel of the collection is Johnsen — he has speed and is extremely flexible — and he has not yet signed for Spurs — so he might still be in for a trial at Leeds . |
25 | City 's attackers The signs were already there for City that they might be in for a spanking when their formidable attack of Andy Cole , Leroy Rosenior and playmaker Jacki Dziekanowski were held in a tight grip in a first-half an opening 45 minutes that was marked by a spectacular 30-yard goal from Justin Channing , in the final week of his loan spell from QPR . |
26 | ‘ I thought she 'd be in for a week . ’ |
27 | I bet that has n't got ta be in for a week ! |
28 | Profits do n't come into it ; unless the ozone layer is saved , we 'll be in for a roasting . |
29 | People like to be in on a secret . ’ |
30 | sometimes he 'll be in on a Monday and he 'll say they 've broken my ribs and broken my nose ! |