Example sentences of "[be] [adj] thing for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is one thing for us to know that a person needs God 's conviction and another thing to say so to him . |
| 2 | ‘ You see , ’ he said kindly , ‘ it is one thing for someone like yourself who has always had an easy life — up to now , that is — to speak glibly about suffering women , and think that there is an easy way out — ’ |
| 3 | It was one thing for her to be rude about a fellow female , quite another for a man . |
| 4 | But there was one thing for which it was not prepared — Lady Diana Spencer . |
| 5 | It was one thing for his guardian to tell Harry to forget the circumstances of his birth , but would he do so if it meant his beloved daughter had to share that stigma ? |