Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We could hear them banging about , shifting things and wondered nervously if we were in for another move . |
| 2 | I should n't be surprised if we were in for some more snow . ’ |
| 3 | I thought we were in for some stability . |
| 4 | Oh yeah , it 's getting quite cold , I reckon were in for some snow . |
| 5 | I thought you were over for that |
| 6 | In fact they were off for most trials . |
| 7 | Fish and chips , council housing , State pensions and holidays at home were out for all the young . |
| 8 | The following Tuesday he was contacted at work to say that the jump was on for that afternoon . |
| 9 | Everything he did smelt quality , even though he was on for such a short time . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ What 's more , Joe Wallace was so pissed that night 'e did n't 'ave an inklin' who 'e was talkin' to or what pub 'e was in for that matter , so there 's no come-back from 'im at least . |
| 11 | His mother , he knew , was in for another of her bouts , and he would have to bear the brunt of it . |
| 12 | I thought I was in for another evening of getting slightly drunk on my own . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She saw his glance go over her , ending at the tips of her sensible shoes , and wondered if she was in for some punishing ten-mile hike . |
| 15 | I I recall that I in effect directed that an officer should carry a shotgun as opposed to the original officer that er was down for that weapon . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ Charles was up for most of the night . |
| 18 | Even when he knew she was speaking the truth about Dana he would continue to think she was out for all she could get , and she had only herself to blame . |
| 19 | I had a Festive Cichlid which jumped out of my tank and was out for some time . |