Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [be] for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He could even appreciate how tricky a situation this must have been for the DIA , although it did little to ease his sense of injury .
2 Yes , the difference of course is that in two day cricket you ca n't necessarily guarantee a result er and forcing wins was what we did n't quite manage to do , it was er it was a season of what might have been for the County Cricket Club er a very good season but not quite as successful as last year .
3 On occasion , strong political interest could push a young man forward much more rapidly than could have been for the good of the service .
4 The various cups and horns in graves may have been for the consumption of alcoholic liquid , including beor , ealu , medu and win ( Fell 1975 ) .
5 It is interesting to speculate what the consequences would have been for the curriculum if his view had prevailed .
6 This is not entirely correct , as the only compensation would have been for the damage caused by the armed robbery .
7 The procedure would have been for the pilot to pull a handle , situated between his legs , which jettisoned the canopy while activating a rocket that fired his seat and that of his navigator clear of the plane .
8 The buildings on either side would have been for the slaves and workshops , the bath-house and latrines .
9 The better approach would have been for the company to insist that an express term was inserted into the contract to the effect that the computer to be acquired must be compatible with the existing equipment .
10 The only cost would have been for the satellite transmission , which would have been shared . ’
11 Worse still would have been for the republic to wriggle out of its predicament , most likely by appointing de Gaulle as an emergency premier so as to appease the army .
12 " It would have been immensely preferable for my return to be accomplished by the [ legal ] process , " de Gaulle told Dulac , but added cryptically : " Tell General Salan that what he has done and what he will do is for the good of France . "
13 The worst thing that can happen is for the boat to become totally inverted and here you need to slide the daggerboard quickly out before it drops through the hull .
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