Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 looks nice , no burnt or anything , and I says ee it 's lovely is it , I said alright , would been down for this morning like and I says ooh come on then do n't bother when you get home starting making anything I says just say , let's ask for steak pies , so I says er can we have er two steak and kidney pies please ? , she said I 'm sorry we do n't , there is n't any kidney an all , I 'm glad there is n't I did n't want , well I 'd of eaten 'em like but I 'd rather have them without
2 You are in for some surprises .
3 Understandable had I been writing this in August , but as it is still March it looks as if we are in for another drought this summer .
4 His section has been over for some time . ’
5 Oh you 're in for some fun .
6 An Injun' yelled ‘ White men … we 're in for some fightin' … they 're not having our bison to eat . ’
7 I can tell you you 're in for some trouble if you start that because I I is you you 're all in trouble if you want to start these smaller committees , we have looked at the committees and as I say we make no apology for the number of committees or the number that 's on 'em .
8 Tony 's back now so we 're off for some gnocchi .
9 The lights have been off for several months , bringing a protest from the RAFA .
10 Official signs for a cycle path connecting Baird Road , Ratho Station , to the minor road from Ratho to Newbridge have been up for some time .
11 The building was not built in ninety one , whether there 's any relevance or not , where they 're trying to prove that the building has been up for some time , they 'd say , it 's not , that building was put up this year .
12 So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it !
13 Normally , she would have been up for several hours and written a couple of thousand words .
14 I had been out for many hours that day and had covered many miles of jungle with unflagging caution , but without one moment , s unease , and then , on cresting the ridge , and coming in sight of the rocks , I knew they held danger for me , and this knowledge was confirmed a few minutes later by the kakar 's warning call to the jungle folk , and by my finding the man-eater 's pug marks superimposed on my footprints .
15 He 's been out for some time .
16 They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home .
17 Cook and Joan would not be down for another hour yet , so she made herself a cup of coffee on the gas stove .
18 AGONY Aunt Marje Proops , who confessed to an adulterous 30-year affair with a bachelor lawyer , may be in for more agony still .
19 So it seems Wimbledon , who have cashed in on £12 million of talent since winning the FA Cup in l988 , could be in for more money .
20 Watching him , Polly saw his jaw tighten , but all he said was , ‘ It looks as if we might be in for another blow . ’
21 We could be in for another round of musical manager 's chairs
22 THE ‘ Antiques Roadshow ’ may be over for another year but the affection for collectibles continues with bargains still being unearthed in the most unusual of places .
23 Well , the Gold Cup meeting may be over for another year , but two of the most popular racehorses for decades were back at Cheltenham today to compete against each other for charity .
24 By 1916 it had become obvious that the war was not likely to be over for some time and the government round that it was necessary to introduce military conscription in place of voluntary conscription , in order to ensure replacement of the thousands of soldiers being killed and wounded on the battlefields .
25 So , I mean what I would suggest is er I do n't know is John anticipated to be off for some time do you think ?
26 The English boy used to work in the hospital for a day at a time , and then be off for several days .
27 This letter has taken me ages , i 'm off for some food .
28 Galactix scores 100% in all departments , now I 'm off for another game !
29 Sheridan will be out for several weeks following knee surgery .
30 ‘ Rourke is going to the Brooksby plant , and I 'll be out for some time , so I wondered if you could come over and help Becky out with the computer ?
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