Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] [verb] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 If it were possible to yell for my Ma , that 's what I 'd be doing .
2 GUIL : It 's all done for him .
3 There 's a logic at work — it 's all done for you , do n't worry .
4 With an automatic system a few simple alterations to the style sheet and it 's all done for you .
5 It 's all done for you nowadays — Prizefinder , Holdamatic , Autonudge .
6 Competence becomes manifest at that age ; and it is essential to search for its precursors to test whether current techniques are too blunt to detect ‘ latent competence ’ , current models too imprecise to point research optimally in that direction , and current theory too stark in the distinctions it draws to serve the interests of process models .
7 In keeping with Ackoff 's principle ( 1988 ) that ‘ It is better to plan for oneself , no matter how badly , than to be planned for by others , no matter how well' ’ , individuals who have contributed to the policy-making process are likely to be in a position to serve the organisation more effectively .
8 There are those who think that the ordination of women is bound to come in the course of time and wonder why it is necessary to campaign for it .
9 Those which are non-rivalrous in consumption — at least until congestion occurs — and excludable , such as road tunnels , motorways or parks , are called toll goods in Table 1 , since it is feasible to charge for them .
10 It is all happening for my growth .
11 Fortunately , Karajan 's career is so well documented , officially and unofficially , on gramophone recordings , it is possible to check for oneself whether the performances tally with some of the more outlandish descriptions we have of them .
12 The final exercises introduce you to MS-DOS , its basic commands and what it is supposed to do for you on a day to day basis .
13 The final exercises introduce you to MS-DOS , its basic commands and what it is supposed to do for you on a day to day basis .
14 But it is one thing to document the diversity in local authority expenditure and political activity ; it is another to account for its origins and maintenance .
15 I thought it was better to see for myself , in case the boy was playing tricks . ’
16 ‘ I was saying , ’ Shannon strove to sound as dignified as it was possible to sound for someone who was blushing like a schoolgirl , ‘ that of course I admit the man 's gorgeous .
17 Later , it was possible to pay for Somebody else to carry a pike for you ; like the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League , the Persians found such a system more convenient and perhaps , in dissident satrapies , more secure .
18 It came to her that it was wrong to pray for anything simply because you felt you needed it personally .
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