Example sentences of "for them to [be] " in BNC.

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31 It is time for many such ideas to be amalgamated into a fresh overview of prehistory ; time for them to be applied holistically .
32 The intention was for them to be escorted by the combined fleets from Brest and Toulon and the combination of the two , to outnumber any force likely to be brought against them , was a vital part of the French plan .
33 The creation of a bus needs only a collection of chairs and sufficient space for them to be arranged appropriately .
34 They knew nothing of Judaism , did not feel Jewish , and yet had enough Jewish blood in them to make them somehow different from their former friends , if not quite enough for them to be welcomed unreservedly into the Jewish community .
35 Then when the time comes for them to be worked with muzzles in place and they are released into rabbit burrows they are calm and unworried .
36 Ferret stocks have now been rebuilt sufficiently for them to be fairly readily available for those in need .
37 But there 's no need for them to be flabby — give them a stretch and they 'll soon shape up
38 ‘ It 's ridiculous for them to be living there at all , of course .
39 The social worker can , also , in co-operation with the social services occupational therapist and physiotherapist , arrange for them to be supplied with any special aids they need for safety and mobility , and adaptations to their home .
40 Sometimes clothing was provided also for them to be suitably clad to take up their work .
41 • If you 're travelling a long way to buy fish , it 's worth asking for them to be bagged separately and , if they are freshwater fish , take a handful of zeolite with your , which the assistant can then drop into the bottom of the bag to help prevent ammonia problems during the journey .
42 Beach are this week 's archetypal , one-syllable hopeful indie band , a four-song EP is the correct thing for them to be releasing , and titles like ‘ Burn ’ and ‘ Seeing ’ are the correct things to be on it , each one laced with all the right expansive guitar and aptly sweet and cottony ( female ) vocal .
43 After they were finally discovered to be there , the minister pleaded for them to be allowed to stay the night , and guaranteed they would be at the Children 's Panel Hearing in Kirkwall the next day .
44 He said it would be traumatic for them to be flown home to Orkney for the Proof Hearing , only to be flown away again afterwards .
45 According to legend , Dame Janet decided that these ducks would be much happier in St James 's Park and arranged for them to be escorted thence .
46 There was little incentive for them to be active in this regard , for only a few high-level headmen received a salary .
47 Further , KPMG alleges in the letter that the control mechanisms that were in place were not properly operated by management , and KPMG 's recommendations for them to be strengthened were accepted but not fully implemented .
48 You will find that a large proportion of them need a good ten inches between shelves , not forgetting that there must be ample room for them to be gently eased out and not hooked by the headband .
49 Nevertheless , the strategy is placing renewed pressure on LAG : ‘ Lignite Action 's position has always been that they do not want to allow any form of boreholing or test-drilling by the company because this will give them a foothold into the area and once in , it will prove more difficult for them to be ousted again ’ .
50 I went and sat in the churchyard and wept for Mrs Mitchell and Nelly and prayed for myself to be forgiven and for them to be looked after .
51 All are important elements of life in old age , and in maintaining both independence and freedom from ill-health , yet older people often avoid taking exercise because of the widespread ageist assumption that it is dangerous for them to be too active .
52 Yet it is rare for them to be made to take the responsibility for it .
53 But a better answer would be for them to be prohibited from driving cars above 1.3 litres — a common engine capacity — until they are 25 .
54 After the ceremony , she and Ludovico went to Chiesa Santo Spirito , at the end of their road , where Ludovico had arranged for them to be blessed , explaining to her that it had no religious significance and did not endanger her non-Catholic soul .
55 It 's not unusual on girls ' weekends or at women workers ' conferences for them to be demonstrative with each other , or with the young women , while we remain caught in the straight-jacket of frigidity while we are in the public eye .
56 Air deal fell through and no date had been fixed for them to be restarted .
57 ‘ Buckets ’ have a very similar capacity , one which seems too small for them to be practical for fetching water to the house ; indeed it should be noted that durable containers for the bulk carrying and storage of liquids and solids are rare , except for the large metal cauldrons , dishes and buckets from rich seventh-century burials like that of Sutton Hoo mound 1 .
58 Because the eggs are so small and so widespread it is easy for them to be swallowed .
59 Millions of these live in the bowel , where they help digestion , so it 's quite normal for them to be present , and all too easy for them to spread — in fact half of all cases of Cystitis are caused by bacterial infection .
60 What drew his eyes down to them was the fact that it was a strange place for them to be .
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