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

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1 For the patterns in the basic pack and the pattern libraries , the left hand light on the 580 and the EC1 ( or the right hand on earlier models ) must be on for the effect to be what the designer intended .
2 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 .
3 so I wonder if she 's going down the , well she might be down for the service now
4 THE grand old men of Italy 's Christian Democratic Party may be in for a shock .
5 She might be in for a long wait : Bella did n't break her routine for anyone .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 Have the courage to show the world who you really are and you may be in for a pleasant surprise .
9 Profits do n't come into it ; unless the ozone layer is saved , we 'll be in for a roasting .
10 Couples , who earns £5 million a year , could be in for a bitter courtroom battle .
11 TWO million shareholders who took the ‘ Tell Sid ’ advice to buy into British Gas could be in for a shock .
12 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 .
13 Tired travellers could be in for a treat as InterCity tries to bury the unhappy image of the infamous ‘ BR cuppa ’ .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 If the meticulous and demanding rescue work succeeds , birdwatchers using the hide will be in for a treat .
17 You 'll be in for a pleasant surprise .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 Michel thinks she will be in for a bad time when she realizes it .
25 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 .
26 ‘ It looks as if we might be in for a bit of a blow , ’ he remarked .
27 We could be in for a long night . ’
28 You might be in for a shock . ’
29 If your answer is just print out nicely justified text with the spelling checked then you may be in for a surprise .
30 Or you do n't want a GUI at all ( in which case , you may be in for a shock by this time next year ! )
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