Example sentences of "[be] [det] [noun sg] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stiff with pride — which she was now sick and tired of being told was a Leo trait — and buoyed up by the certain knowledge that it would have been morally indefensible for her to desert her father , Laura had taken some weeks to realise that there must surely have been another way for them to solve their problems . |
| 2 | Since I have been in the Chair , the Chief Secretary has been interrupted so often that there has not been much opportunity for him to do that . |
| 3 | ‘ And now , if you 'll excuse me , I 'm sure there must be some work for me to do . |
| 4 | Right there 'll be some work for you to do . |
| 5 | That 'll be another scam for her to get money ! |
| 6 | In the case of regression to earlier times in your present life , there will be enough evidence for you to check on at a later date , even if you are not actually aware of specific people or events . |
| 7 | ‘ But of course if you tell Gran about my broken shoe on Sunday there really wo n't be any need for her to know . ’ |
| 8 | Whilst social provision allows retired people to exist , there is little scope for them to grow or make full use of their later years . |
| 9 | On the 18th Braid hit his 2nd shot into the road and he ‘ might have damaged the steam roller ’ so it is some comfort for us to know that the course 's own architect was penalised by his own design . |
| 10 | So that 's another way for you to decide which bit of the problem you 're going to actually start on . |
| 11 | There 's another reason for him to seem dated . |
| 12 | This is another reason for you to maintain your own social life , or to build up a new network of friends , if necessary . |
| 13 | Shares were also affected by the growing understanding that the Chancellor 's decision to defer the bulk of his tax increases until next year means there is less scope for him to reduce interest rates . |
| 14 | There 's less work for you to do here . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think there is any rush for me to get to America and make films . |
| 16 | It does not seem to me that there is any need for me to answer his silly question on the subject . |
| 17 | I do n't think there 's any need for me to spell out any more at this point what that may mean but the responsibility in as churches to ensure that we care for the under eights . |
| 18 | We compare what we are seeing with what we know , to see if there is enough resemblance for us to treat the new thing in the same way as we would have treated the known thing . |
| 19 | So it looked as though there was little reason for her to think of backing out of the deal they were planning . |
| 20 | It also meant that there was little incentive for them to invest in Britain since it was more profitable for them to invest in countries where profit margins were higher . |
| 21 | There was another reason for her to live . |
| 22 | To her immense irritation she found herself babbling , as though there was some need for her to explain herself to him . |
| 23 | Because the government abandoned any formal incomes policy there was less call for it to maintain close relations with union leaders . |
| 24 | Creeping underneath the ledge , she found that there was enough space for her to nestle safely while she slept off the exhaustion of the last few days . |
| 25 | It had a long , narrow study , a bedroom , an antechamber , and a big kitchen , and there was enough room for them to hold a private New Year 's ball . |
| 26 | He remembers asking Control why he was not also given a Thomas Leavy passport , and being told that , as there was enough time for him to go through normal channels to get one , a legitimate passport was always a safer bet . |
| 27 | Not that there was any need for me to speak . |