Example sentences of "[vb base] it be [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
2 | ‘ That you wear it is sufficient for my purpose . |
3 | In spite of himself Joe was impressed by the earnestness in Chris 's voice and said less forcefully , ‘ I know it 's easy for me to talk , I 've never been in this situation , but what 's going to happen ? |
4 | Most people want to like art — they know it 's good for you , or at any rate looks good on you — but face to face with a great painting they feel like gate-crashers at a Mayfair reception . |
5 | Oh gosh , that 's good for you , you know it 's good for your co-ordination . |
6 | ‘ Look , Maud , ’ pleaded Mildred , ‘ I know it 's hard for you to believe me , but that frog in the pond really is a magician and he can only be changed back by another magician . |
7 | ‘ Serve the Captain first — and do n't give me any , you know it 's bad for me , not more than a taste , one slice — that 's enough ! |
8 | I know it 's bad for you , but what is n't these days ? ’ |
9 | Time Out publisher Tony Elliott , who is chairman of the TV Listings Campaign lobby group , says : ‘ We ended with a decision which was very favourable to us — about £1,000 a year for Time Out — and we know it 's unrealistic for us to complain , although a large number of publishers believe this information should be completely free . ’ |
10 | ‘ I know it 's difficult for you , living in a world of make-believe as you obviously do . |
11 | But — oh , Ellie , there was such a to-do last time , Phena carrying on as though she were the only person in the world who had been lied to , and I know it was hard for her , and Feargal would have given her all this without a blink , but she wanted to play the martyr , and now makes him pay for it in oh , so many little ways . ’ |
12 | Remember it is illegal for anyone to use a metal detector on a scheduled ancient monument unless permission has been obtained from the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
13 | But usually I decide it 's OK for them , but not for me — I could n't bear it , I 'd feel fat . |
14 | ‘ I suppose it 's different for her , but she does n't very often leave Blue Ash Farm and it 's way out in the wilds . |
15 | ‘ I suppose it 's difficult for you to stop acting . |
16 | I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time . |
17 | I hesitate to use adjectives as to what they would be like if they did n't spend at that level , but we believe it is possible for them to do so and there is something wrong with their spending levels if they do n't do it . |
18 | No one comes up to me to ask what I want , so I reckon it 's OK for me to be there . |
19 | If you feel it is inappropriate for your client would you please advise me . |
20 | If you feel it is inappropriate for your client would you please advise me . |
21 | Sheep graze up to its walls , mellow with yellow lichen , and the reedy dykes which surround it are famous for their marsh frogs , whose operatic baritone can be heard a mile away on May nights . |
22 | I mean it 's good for them learning to be amongst a lot of children and they soon learn that erm they ca n't have their way . |
23 | I mean it 's good for it is n't it , really ? |
24 | But I 'm sorry , I think it 's necessary for me to pursue the point I was making . |
25 | Why people think it 's noisy for us on a double main road , but it ai n't really . |
26 | I think it 's good for you if you to you know . |
27 | Well I think it 's alright for you . |
28 | I think it 's important for you to recognize , you 'll see form that plan that all the major radials end up on the York inner ring road . |
29 | Erm , I think it 's important for us all to remember what community arts is about . |
30 | Were in the , the first floor of the Town Hall , erm along the corridor with , where the General Manager 's office is and most of us can be found in there , so erm it is , I just think it 's interesting for you to see how the things link up because , those of you that have contact with the Community Development Team will know that over at Latton Bush there is a Community Resource Centre , er that you can use , well that 's linked in with us , and we provide information for us , so it 's important that you know that if you go there , you also can have a connection with the Local Government Unit as as well , as a whole like the Policy Team if you , if you want information or anything . |