Example sentences of "is in [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 The categories have been increased but the funding has not , so that er although this is in as a growth item and although it is being presented as a standstill item , in fact it may not have been a , a , a , a reduction in the service .
2 Juan Ponce Enrile believes he is in with a chance , despite being charged last year with rebellion in connection with an attempted coup .
3 Lloyds has made a clandestine but vigorous pass at Midland and still thinks it is in with a chance and can outbid Hongkong if it can make savings through ruthless high street rationalisation — in effect , putting two banks ' business through one 's network .
4 ‘ Because your father ’ , Miss Honey said , ‘ is in with a bunch of crooks .
5 The front line is taking over college radio and everyone is in with a shout .
6 The front line is taking over college radio and everyone is in with a shout .
7 Dave Mitchell is running about and is in with a shout .
8 Michael Schumacher … roared in fourth fastest today … confirming that the Witney-based Benetton team is in with a shout for Sunday 's race .
9 ONE OF Britain 's most successful offshore construction yards is in with a good chance of winning a major order that could secure its future for a year .
10 There are fears that Wall Street , which this week hit a peak , is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks .
11 If it continues , Japan is in for a shock .
12 However anyone looking to it for an explanation of how women have come to be excluded so completely from the control of machines , or even for a theoretical framework within which to pose such a question , is in for a disappointment .
13 THE OIL-DRILLING business is in for a shake-up if a new drill that will be tested this month at an abandoned well near San Francisco is successful .
14 The whole system in the UK however is in for a bit of a shock — a Eurostyle shock .
15 Just when that dream person is deciding to redial your number he or she is in for a surprise — the second sitting has moved in on your table .
16 Meanwhile , anyone who eulogises on the wit and wisdom of Michael Milken is in for a tumble .
17 Anyone approaching Baden with the built-in idea that all spa towns are alike is in for a surprise .
18 If that can happen to one of the most prestigious shopping streets in the world , we can be sure that dispossessin' is in for a good run .
19 In my experience , perfect compromises are unusual animals , and I fear that the hon. Gentleman is in for a disillusioning experience if the tax is ever brought into practice .
20 INTERNATIONAL flanker Denis McBride is in for a busy 12 months following his confirmation as Malone skipper for a second consecutive season .
21 Summers was quoted in national newspapers as saying : ‘ If Sugar thinks we are a run of the mill first division club , he is in for a big shock .
22 It could be another sign that EASE is in for a tough few months , ironic when its annual report due to be published soon , will show that it made its first modest profit in 1992 .
23 Geoff Wildinson , assistant director for filed work , recognises the SSD is in for a tough time .
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