Example sentences of "be [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again , even if the main points at issue had been side-stepped , the two countries were at peace , and had agreed to be so for a whole generation . |
| 2 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
| 3 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 4 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |
| 5 | But it would be only for a time and she had been thinking of asking the queen-dowager for permission to leave sanctuary and visit her mother . |
| 6 | CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come . |
| 7 | When the coach started to roll I said , " Well , I guess we 'll be together for a while . " |
| 8 | Now that has come to pass , I think everyone is gearing back down and it will be down for a couple of years before it goes back up ; it just seems to go back and forth . |
| 9 | THE grand old men of Italy 's Christian Democratic Party may be in for a shock . |
| 10 | She might be in for a long wait : Bella did n't break her routine for anyone . |
| 11 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
| 12 | If you are intransigent , or are determined to stick to the letter of your contract come what may , you could be in for a rude awakening . |
| 13 | Have the courage to show the world who you really are and you may be in for a pleasant surprise . |
| 14 | Profits do n't come into it ; unless the ozone layer is saved , we 'll be in for a roasting . |
| 15 | Couples , who earns £5 million a year , could be in for a bitter courtroom battle . |
| 16 | TWO million shareholders who took the ‘ Tell Sid ’ advice to buy into British Gas could be in for a shock . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Tired travellers could be in for a treat as InterCity tries to bury the unhappy image of the infamous ‘ BR cuppa ’ . |
| 19 | As children , we all got up to tricks like pinching a few apples or knocking on someone 's door and running away — all rather harmless , but if our parents found out , we would be in for a good hiding , a cut on the backside . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | If the meticulous and demanding rescue work succeeds , birdwatchers using the hide will be in for a treat . |
| 22 | You 'll be in for a pleasant surprise . |
| 23 | THOSE Welsh fathers whose sons hero worship Emyr Lewis and Robert Jones rather than Ian Rush and Mark Hughes could be in for a nasty shock next Christmas when they discover the Welsh rugby kit they bought this year may well be out of date . |
| 24 | The Japanese retail conglomerate Takashimiya Co Ltd may be in for a bitter disappointment when it opens a commercial art gallery in its new North American flagship design-speciality store on 23 April . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I sighed and lingered over coffee because I know I 'd be in for a long session while I listened to June 's catalogue of woes . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Michel thinks she will be in for a bad time when she realizes it . |
| 30 | 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 . |