Example sentences of "it be [adj] for they [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | They knew only , as they retraced their steps through the deep woodland of the park , that they could no longer be content at Racedown , even had it been possible for them to remain there . |
2 | If the obvious person to handle the case is busy will it be possible for them to delegate enough of the work for them to take it ? |
3 | The assessment by the police is to eliminate erm any officer that er has psychopathic tendencies or er on the other side of the coin , to eliminate those officers that erm might be so timid that they would n't be able to perform the duties should it be necessary for them to fire a weapon . |
4 | They are not equipped to care much about the management of the individual firms they own , nor would it be sensible for them to do so : their benefits come from the market 's general performance , not from the particular . |
5 | It 's better for them to see their loved ones as they remember them . ’ |
6 | but we 're not allowed to put posters on the walls you know , it 's better for them to stick them at |
7 | It does n't necessarily mean that they 're unscrupulous in the way that they get their own way ; they just have very clear ideas and it 's impossible for them to see it any other way . ’ |
8 | It is impossible , in many ways , for somebody who is erm on benefit and living in independent accommodation with a private landlord often it 's impossible for them to get a job and then cover their rent , so they ca n't get a job . |
9 | Although babies do n't really need to wear ‘ proper ’ shoes , it 's nice for them to have a soft covering in ‘ breathable ’ leather to protect their delicate feet . |
10 | Needless to say , they have sound commercial reasons for putting this clause in their warranties — if you damage the machine trying to install some extra SIMMs , for example , it 's expensive for them to fix it . |
11 | It 's easy for them to say , ‘ Okay , put this in the computer and we 'll find someone to sing it . ’ |
12 | It 's useful for them to know what dads does when he leaves the house to go to work . |
13 | But we 've got a young side at Cardiff now and it 's good for them to play against these players , to see that they 're only human beings after all . ’ |
14 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
15 | But because they have less control over muscles , it 's harder for them to form words and sounds . |
16 | Coun Buttle told members of the personnel committee : ‘ It 's important to stress that men as well as women can be victims of harassment and sometimes it 's harder for them to admit it . ’ |
17 | They have as much interest in learning to talk as any other child , but because they have less control over the muscles in the mouth , it 's harder for them to express themselves . |
18 | ‘ I did pick up a lot of younger listeners with the early evening shows and it 's harder for them to tune in now , which I regret , but , without wanting to sound melodramatic , I would have done myself a mischief if I 'd carried on and I already feel better . ’ |
19 | ‘ I did pick up a lot of younger listeners with the early evening shows and it 's harder for them to tune in now , which I regret , but , without wanting to sound melodramatic , I would have done myself a mischief if I 'd carried on and I already feel better . ’ |
20 | But it 's natural for them to lick a wound . |
21 | It 's alright for them to say we 're gon na do this and |
22 | By this point people are usually very capable and confident and it 's unusual for them to fail . |
23 | ‘ In Italy young women live with their families ; it is unheard-of for them to leave home . ’ |
24 | There is no shortage of advice available to local authorities to enable them to decide whether , in uncertain circumstances , it is politic for them to seek to start proceedings , whether criminal or civil . |
25 | It is cheaper for them to get a garden fork and go out digging for their own . ’ |
26 | Clearly , it is cheaper for them to operate like this because they do not have regular wage bills to pay . |
27 | Surely it is better for them to strive to be literate than to engage themselves in the fruitless task of emulating the speech of the hearing . |
28 | So money can be found when the Government feel that it is necessary for them to sustain their vote throughout the country . |
29 | It is usual for them to come in two equal length pieces to fit a central ferrule . |
30 | Bankers retaliate by pointing out that accountants ' advice is invariably based on historic record rather than future possibility , and that it is impossible for them to give impartial advice if they have been auditing their clients ' books over the past years . |