Example sentences of "[coord] all [pers pn] [verb] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They know the truth : that life with an aged parent can be a strange mixture of joy and sorrow , and all they ask is for that fact to be accepted , not glossed over by their family and society , and then to be offered some practical ideas on how to make the best of a good job , which they consider to be well worth doing . |
| 2 | Their private parts were firmly jammed in the wringer and all it needed was for somebody to the rescue . |
| 3 | And Carol and Ann are white and all it needs is for one of them to lead the other , censoring friendship , arousing hostility . |
| 4 | ‘ We need the supporters and all I ask is for them to stay with us for the 90 minutes . ’ |
| 5 | And you kept trying all those complicated ways of pleasing me , but all I wanted was for you just to want me . ’ |