Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is [adj] for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The Boro boss added : ‘ Forwards are at the sharp end , especially away from home , where it is harder for them .
2 if the driver is prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his control or it is necessary for him to stop in order to avoid an accident- or
3 However , if the department or faculty you are interested in is not listed , or it is impossible for you to come on the given dates , then we will do our best to arrange an individual visit for you provided you give us plenty of advance notice .
4 Second , even where this is the case , no warranty is implied if the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller in deciding whether or not the goods are in fact suitable for that purpose .
5 That she is concerned for him and wishes to assure herself as to his welfare is understandable , but that look of shining radiance is a trifle puzzling .
6 She said : ‘ I am enjoying it although it is difficult for me with the customers as I do n't know the shop . ’
7 However , I would add that it is best for you to experiment with your paper stretching technique .
8 In the fourth Gospel Jesus tells his followers , heart-broken because he is going to leave them , that it is better for them that he should do so :
9 I do not believe that it is necessary for me to put into words the outrage of the House
10 I do not think that it is necessary for me to send for the chairmen of Back-Bench committees .
11 So money can be found when the Government feel that it is necessary for them to sustain their vote throughout the country .
12 What we have said what members have already resolved is that they do not believe that it is necessary for him to intervene .
13 It is such a strong signal that it is necessary for us to know more about it . "
14 Although I accept that it is right for us to do that , a counterbalance should be a more effective way of scrutinising affirmative and negative orders .
15 It is because of those reforms that it is right for us to be sceptical about some of the claims that the right hon. Gentleman has made today .
16 But as Winch points out , Mill 's assumption separates the person who acts from the world in which he acts , hence , in order for a person to act morally , he has to be shown that it is worthwhile for him to act morally .
17 Winch 's criticism of this way of looking at morality , as we have shown , is that it separates the person who acts from the world in which he acts , and a man has to be shown that it is worthwhile for him to act morally .
18 But was she trying to confuse the plot by saying : ‘ I know that it is impossible for me to win four Grand Slam tournaments this year . ’
19 Bankers retaliate by pointing out that accountants ' advice is invariably based on historic record rather than future possibility , and that it is impossible for them to give impartial advice if they have been auditing their clients ' books over the past years .
20 Some diets may emerge so hard that it is impossible for them to be eaten by weanling mice .
21 I am not arguing therefore that metaphors should not change , but that it is impossible for us to change them organically unless we understand them in the first place .
22 They do it so rarely that it is good for them .
23 Do n't buy a hard bed in the mistaken belief that it is good for you .
24 The common-sense view of sleep is that it is good for you , providing an opportunity for recovery from fatigue , is essential for growth , and crucial in cure from illness .
25 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 .
26 whether or not that is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplied , except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or that it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller … ’
27 ( j ) The implied obligation of fitness for purpose The implied condition of merchantability is supplemented by the fitness for purpose provision found in s14(3) of SGA 1979 which provides : ( 3 ) Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business and the buyer , expressly or by implication , makes known ( a ) to the seller , or ( b ) where the purchase price or part of it is payable by instalments and the goods were previously sold by a credit-broker to the seller , to that credit-broker , any particular purpose for which the goods are being bought , there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are reasonably fit for that purpose , whether or not that is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplied , except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or that it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller and credit-broker .
28 They say that they are following this course because bookshops are essentially ineffective in expanding their market and that it is unreasonable for them to be restricted to selling their product to us alone .
29 If however a special diet has been recommended by the doctor , you should of course see that it is possible for her to adhere strictly to this , and if she is amongst those who enjoy various products from Health Food shops she should not be criticised for having fads .
30 Of course the distinction drawn above only remains if we assume that it is possible for us to understand a proposition which we would or could never be justified in believing or could never come to know to be true .
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