Example sentences of "[adj] for some people " in BNC.
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1 | At the moment it is possible for some people to complain that because the policy is set and also administered centrally , teams for a major championship marathon are picked in the same way as sprint squads . |
2 | It may be just a little too strong for some people . |
3 | I mean , being frightened er spooky kind of you know thing in a lot films can be exciting for some people . |
4 | But it was n't everybody that could pay it , it was very hard for some people . |
5 | ‘ It might be okay for some people , like thae toffs that mammy cleans for , but it 's nae use for the likes of us . |
6 | earlier that , the hardship , I mean i it 's okay for some people who have the money and will not feel |
7 | It may be a bit tiresome for some people , but I think it 's better than getting loads of bounced mail bunging up everyone 's mailbox ( it does happen … ) |
8 | Above all he was good in the witness box , too good for some people . |
9 | He said make-up was all very well for some people , but he hated to see it on girls who were n't the right type — implying I suppose , that I ought to wear woollen stockings and teach in a Sunday school ! |
10 | Therefore experiences which are stressful for some people will not be perceived as such by others — under the same circumstances some people 's taps will turn on and others will remain off . |
11 | There you are yes , Even the open door policy can be very stressful for some people . |
12 | Yet at the same time thinking can become obsessional and repetitive for some people . |
13 | The Senate wants to merge us into University College and we 've been told we 'll have to get rid of some of our staff — it may all be very neat and tidy for the bureaucrats , but it 's going to be absolutely disastrous for some people . |
14 | It is difficult for some people to come to grips with the fact that children do not have a higher priority than partners , because some people feel that the purpose of marriage is producing children and therefore it should be the highest priority . |
15 | ‘ It can be quite difficult for some people to give up meat suddenly and Quorn is an easy product to use — it 's also very healthy . ’ |
16 | But it may be difficult for some people to pretend when they are overwhelmed with anger . |
17 | It is not enough , he argued , to defend the study of the arts in school or university on the ground that it is a vaguely civilizing luxury , agreeable for some people to have ( like , he suggests , a leather blotter from Harrods ) . |
18 | This is particularly true for some people over the age of 85 . |
19 | The same happened to Foxley Wood ( Hampshire ) and Tillingham Hall ( Essex ) , new towns that would have been a dream come true for some people , but which were deemed unjustifiable and unnecessary by the Government inspector of planning appeals . |
20 | It was true for some people , because if you act soft when you go in , they do pick on you , but when I got there I knew how to act from being in Bullwood Hall and other places . |