Example sentences of "[noun] would be for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Court would however respectfully disagree with the observation made in Emerson that no purpose would be served by bringing the jury back into open court to hear the tape ; this was a matter for the judge 's discretion but the better practice would be for him to order the reassembling of the court so that the jury could hear the tape in open court . |
| 2 | For the DUP to embrace this accord and attempt to make it work would be for it to abandon its opposition to anything which presages a united Ireland . |
| 3 | This is the relevance of rules ; for the courts to embrace such an issue would be for them to breach the long-standing settlement with regard to the boundaries of parliamentary privilege ( see below , pp.113–19 ) and they would not do it . |
| 4 | A natural follow-up would be for him to make a model van , perhaps like one of his dad 's . |
| 5 | The purpose of this meeting would be for you to gain an insight into the qualities of the [ Name ] management and for them to gain an understanding of how you would propose to manage the group . |
| 6 | And he suggested that a suitable punishment would be for you to lose your sight . |
| 7 | The first was that the abrogation of responsibility by a nation for its coinage would be for it to surrender the essence of its own statehood . |
| 8 | he said to me one day , and I do n't remember the day he said the best thing would be for her to go on casual , then she can keep her thingy thingy . |
| 9 | ‘ He had asked the country for a mandate for Tariff Reform , this had been refused , and the honourable thing would be for him to resign at once . ’ |
| 10 | " Listen , Martha , the best thing would be for you to tell me about your worries . |
| 11 | The best thing would be for you to write out all the harmonies , in every key , making sure that you put in all the correct sharps and flats . |
| 12 | ‘ The simplest thing would be for you to write to STG and say you no longer wish them to represent you . |
| 13 | A good starting-point would be for you to get in touch with The National Council for the Single Woman and her Dependants , 29 , Chilworth Mews , London W2 3RG , by writing ( with a stamped addressed envelope enclosed ) for one of their information leaflets . |
| 14 | Betsy suggested that the best solution to the problem would be for her to take over command of Clytus and continue trading . |
| 15 | Another option would be for her to negotiate some ‘ good quality ’ time for them to spend together , when they give each other the best of their attention . |