Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] it be [adj] for " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ferguson said : ‘ I 'd be happy to let him go because it is important for England and I do n't want to seem obstructive . ’ |
| 32 | It was Philippa , who had brought flowers because she did n't drink as it was bad for the soul , anemones in one hand and carnations in the other . |
| 33 | Marx and Engels did not foresee that it was possible for capitalists to find new markets or cheaper supplies of raw materials and labour in the colonies of the Third World . |
| 34 | But I do not agree that it is necessary for the Crown Prosecution Service to appear before the court in order to be bound . |
| 35 | It may be suggested that he may simply qualify somewhat and say that it is wrong for others to tell such lies and not for him , and that there is no purely logical inconsistency here . |
| 36 | In case you are frightened off , may I say that it is unusual for there to be more than three major matters arising from a survey on the average house . |
| 37 | Could anyone deny that it was unhealthy for a young man to become attached to a girl so early in life ? |
| 38 | ‘ If you stay here long enough you 'll soon learn that it 's rare for girls of your age to be even remotely interested in a bush walk . |
| 39 | Even so , one could argue that it is necessary for sociolinguists at least to attempt such a distinction between folklinguistic stereotype and linguistic fact : particularly when the stereotypes in question are both ludicrous and contemptuous of women speakers . |
| 40 | Surely all hon. Members would argue that it is wrong for the industry to be able to target young people . |
| 41 | Should we not ask whether it is right for people with high salaries to give up some of their income to give to pensioners the means to live with dignity ? |