Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for someone " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now , Mr Jordan , would it have been possible for someone to get into your shed on Friday night , remove the Scapegoat and substitute a body dressed in the Scapegoat 's clothes ? ’ |
| 2 | Salience , of course , means salience for the hearer , and is therefore a relative term : those features of New York English which are salient for a Londoner may not be those which are salient for someone from Toronto . |
| 3 | I suppose it would have been easy for someone to ‘ lift ’ a few odd balls , but my innocent mind had never though of this ! |
| 4 | Then he said , " The Boxing and Coxing on the ships would only be possible for someone who controlled a shipping line . |
| 5 | It may be quicker for someone who hears well to reply , particularly when they know the answer and the question is unimportant , but this must be avoided at all cost . |
| 6 | It may be easier for someone who is a bit older . |
| 7 | The type that would be perfect for someone who was sedentary could leave you feeling sweaty on a skiing holiday . |
| 8 | The post would be appropriate for someone with a background in the private or public sectors . |
| 9 | This latest escapade could be dangerous for someone like her twin . |
| 10 | Indeed given the opportunity it might be better for someone publishing obscene or indecent literature to be charged under one piece of legislation rather than another , since one might permit more or better defences . |
| 11 | In principle it would be quite possible for the study of English poetry to begin in a similar ab initio fashion , except that it would be fruitless for someone to embark on it who did not have at least some familiarity with poetry and a wish to read more . |
| 12 | If the bags are full of rotting food , or there is a smell or filth around the place , then more action may need to be taken , but the first priority is establishing what the person concerned feels , before asking ‘ Would it be helpful for someone to come in and give a hand with tidying up ? ’ |
| 13 | Playing against Celtic , however , is generally supposed to be difficult for someone who formerly captained the club and could not say that his regard for them ended on the day he was transferred . |
| 14 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 15 | It will always be necessary for someone to attend the registrar 's office in person . |
| 16 | I think that is wrong ; it should be necessary for someone to have a licence in order to keep animals , including keeping animals on farms . |
| 17 | This post could be suitable for someone near the beginning of a career in administration , though some previous administrative experience , not necessarily in university administration , is desirable but not essential . |
| 18 | This is gon na be fun for someone . |
| 19 | The caller from the agency may plead and cajole you into agreeing to accept the job , especially if it is a last minute booking and they are desperate for someone . |
| 20 | There were other legits she might have bribed or bullied into a similar sharing , but the stairs and the other dusty corners of the World were safer for someone who lived by her knife and her wits . |
| 21 | Particularly away to Stuttgart when Leeds were desperate for someone to hold onto the ball to give the defence some respite . |
| 22 | What emerges from this example is that there can be situations of moral dilemma which impose limits on what it is possible for someone to do . |
| 23 | Gettier argued that they show the tripartite account to be insufficient ; it is possible for someone not to know even when all the three clauses are satisfied . |
| 24 | Under section 23 , however , it is possible for someone who is not a trader to be convicted . |
| 25 | Moreover , with so many potential members , it is easier for someone to free-ride without being noticed or subjected to any kind of social sanction by those who do join . |
| 26 | It 's easier for someone who has a timetable laid out for them very clearly during the day . |
| 27 | It 's wrong for us to steal from someone who seems to be richer than we are just as it 's wrong for someone to steal from us if they think their need is greater than ours . |
| 28 | Because it takes so long for blood alcohol levels to fall , it 's easy for someone who drinks ‘ modestly ’ at lunch time and after work to go over the limit , even though he may take only four units on each occasion . |
| 29 | Medically , it 's impossible for someone who has lost their sight due to glaucoma to get it back . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It is impossible for someone to marry into the Royal Family and have separate but equal status . |