Example sentences of "was [adv] for another " in BNC.

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1 His mother , he knew , was in for another of her bouts , and he would have to bear the brunt of it .
2 I thought I was in for another evening of getting slightly drunk on my own . ’
3 When eventually she left the sitting-room to go to bed , she pattered into the hall , knowing in advance that she was in for another wretched night of it .
4 She was sure it would get Edouard and his wife into trouble , and she kept saying it was only for another day or two . ’
5 It was only for another week .
6 Every year on the Wednesday evening , after going up to bed , I used to stand at my window and gaze towards the fair some five hundred yards away , watching the flickering lights and hearing the screams and music , feeling quite sad that the show was over for another year .
7 It was not for another year , in the midst of another crisis , that a conclusion was finally reached .
8 But it was probably for another reason that Mahmoud had called on him .
9 This would not be a problem if it was n't for another silly set of rules about what you must wear .
10 I was there for another month , then they sent me to Bullwood Hall .
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