Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adj] for him [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His reasoning seems to be that where there is smoke , there must be the old woman ( who carries their fire ) : therefore it must be safe for him to follow ( pp. 26 – 7 ) . |
| 2 | John loved beautiful things , she felt sure ; it must be painful for him to live in such surroundings , perhaps humiliating too for him to have her realise that this was all he could afford to live in . |
| 3 | But it must be tiresome for him to have you constantly tagging at his heels all the time . ’ |
| 4 | He rang the bell and when he was greeted by a rather surly butler he enquired , very politely , if it might be possible for him to speak with the Signora Calvino on a matter of the utmost urgency . |
| 5 | I feel sure he must already know , since it 's his ship , but it might be good for him to realise that persons of influence , like yourself , who might report him , also knew . |
| 6 | Oh it 'd be better for him to put that fire on at night time and go over in the morning and switch it off . |
| 7 | It 'd be natural for him to meet Maggie . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It may be impossible for him to get home in just a few months . ’ |
| 9 | It may be feasible for him to move into a separate sitting room for day-time activities , if the access is not difficult . |
| 10 | The seller can give his instructions to the person in actual possession of the goods , but it may be difficult for him to discover who that is , if , for example , the goods are on the railways . |
| 11 | Imagine my being in a position to tell Michel something that he ought to know — that may be vital for him to know . ’ |
| 12 | It would been better for him to keep kwiet . |
| 13 | If this brilliant colt attempts the Triple Crown , in Louisville , Maryland , and New York , it would be impossible for him to take in Epsom . |
| 14 | It would be impossible for him to speak of their past , or of her , without seeming vulgarly proprietary ; or of Jim , without seeming barbed ; or of Sam ; or even of work . |
| 15 | The proposal is that a buyer who is a non-consumer should not have this right where the breach is so slight that it would be unreasonable for him to reject the goods . |
| 16 | Midani would be able to afford at least that , and a general offer would be cheaper for him to fund because of his existing stake . |
| 17 | It would be helpful for him to give an expanded definition of camping , while his partner listens carefully . |
| 18 | One thing that he did make very clear at the end was that if we thought of other things that he should know about , or it would be helpful for him to know about , we should contact him , so he 's left it very open for us to have an ongoing contact which I thought . |
| 19 | It would be possible for him to wear her down , so she must be ultra-careful and protect herself . |
| 20 | To help in this , we asked Paul Ingouf if it would be possible for him to obtain maps and plans of the Harbour , and to mark the spot where the aircraft crashed . |
| 21 | In 1986 , it was provided that an applicant should not be treated as having accommodation unless it was such that it would be reasonable for him to continue to occupy it . |
| 22 | If a balance were left over , it would be reasonable for him to try to use it to repay those who have set the trend . |
| 23 | His mother had been crying as she had rifled the house for money for him , and as she had made sandwiches to put in greaseproof paper because it would be dangerous for him to stop at cafés on his way to the airport . |
| 24 | But in my judgment , at all events where the belief is that A is going to be given a right in the future , it is properly to be regarded as giving rise to a species of constructive trust , which is the concept employed by a court of equity to prevent a person from relying on his legal rights where it would be unconscionable for him to do so … |
| 25 | If he could convince her that nothing she could say or do would make him change his mind about Carrie , the way would be open for him to prove to Carrie he had enough love for the two of them . |
| 26 | Well he would would he he would design everything and then obviously it would be important for him to get it sent out . |
| 27 | He thought that he had heard the house door close : McAllister must have left for a stroll , or perhaps even a visit up West , and it would be safe for him to leave the surgery where he had been reading Mr H. G. Wells 's scientific romance The Time Machine , and return to the comfort of his armchair . |
| 28 | It would be hard for him to sell Newmont shares quickly . |
| 29 | The court discussed the example of a solicitor 's clerk and said that in such a case it would be improper for him to work for another solicitor in his spare time . |
| 30 | Whatever formal characteristics Lyons might attribute to English in theory , in practice it would be difficult for him to sustain the claim that ‘ it is possible to address someone or talk about someone in English without indicating one 's relative social status or attitude ’ . |