Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 AR : After Inday and I were forced from our land by the Del Monte Corporation , it became impossible for us to make ends meet .
2 But since the districts were not subservient to the counties , the concept of ‘ delegation ’ was inappropriate , and thus it became essential for there to be clear guidelines to distinguish county issues from district issues .
3 The one that drives the lorry with the big ears ? ’ , it became necessary for him to drive a truck instead .
4 Fortunately it became necessary for me to accompany the well-known Solveig 's Song on a dulcitone , which meant that I had to be close beside her in the wings .
5 It became famous for its marketing campaign — including blood trailing from a fur on a catwalk — which featured work by big names such as Twiggy , David Bailey and Linda McCartney .
6 That 's right and we , Brian had the club slides which he very kindly handed over to us when he , he , he felt it became difficult for him to cope with it erm cos his dad 's not well .
7 I worked beside Bill and when he had to resign it seemed appropriate for me to step forward .
8 It seemed symbolic for me to say to them you climb your mountain every day and I 'm going to climb one that really I should n't , and probably would n't be able to . ’
9 It came as some surprise to the board when they were informed that , although it seemed unreasonable for them to have to know what was going on , they could be made liable for the damage .
10 Erm , leisure services product , erm , project erm , closure , really that was an opportunity to erm , to close the loss making element of provision without cost , and in view of the erm , rather poor outlook for maintenance work for the next contract year , it seemed sensible for us to do that .
11 But once established as individual musical personalities — ‘ it seemed natural for us to work together . ’
12 ‘ It was warm and personal and it felt right for him , ’ says Marie .
13 It went quiet for what seemed an eternity .
14 We continued fishing and although it went quiet for me Rick did have another two cats at 17lb 12oz and 12lb 8oz , but both seemed a little insignificant in the light of previous events .
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