Example sentences of "[modal v] [det] be [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | An English observer much involved in these problems complained of Russian diplomats in 1673 that " it is their Custome , to think , whatsoever they get , too little , and whatever they give , too much " , while in 1698 an embassy sent by the Emperor Leopold I to Moscow argued that in future , to avoid such disagreements , the tsar and the Holy Roman Emperor should each be responsible for the maintenance of their own embassies in the way now generally accepted in Europe . |
| 2 | The transformation from hard to soft back in no way dilutes the presentation of the writings in order to attract a different type of reader , rather it makes available to a wider audience , a collection of historical character studies at a more attractive price , something that , in this day and age , we should all be grateful for . |
| 3 | Maybe we should all be glad for what we 've got ( if we have got it : pray to God he does n't stay in Hollywood ) , glad for those marvellous moments , for the sheer pleasure of his movies . |
| 4 | Who said we had too many defenders ! : - ) All these ‘ injuries ’ are nt serious and should all be ok for saturday . |
| 5 | Could this be true for all types of defacing ? ( razor-slashing other people 's faces not counted ! ) |
| 6 | What would that be useful for , what 's the audience ? |
| 7 | Would that be okay for you David ? |
| 8 | if it worked like they say things work it would all be nice for everybody , and it is n't . |
| 9 | I just had to keep telling myself it would all be worthwhile for both of us : one day she would be flying free , which is not something that always happens to birds of prey bred in captivity . |
| 10 | The external verifiers will each be responsible for general SVQs in a particular vocational area . |
| 11 | Soon everyone will be able to win an award and , as Andy Warhol predicted , we will all be famous for fifteen minutes . |
| 12 | Can that be good for education ? |
| 13 | Can that be good for education ? |