Example sentences of "[to-vb] it [adj] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | The following day James Molyneaux , the leader of the Official Ulster Unionist Party ( OUP ) , said that he thought there was enough in Brooke 's speech " to make it worthwhile for us to meet him " , although along with other unionist politicians in Northern Ireland he reportedly remained adamant that the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 had to be suspended before talks could be opened . |
2 | And the men of Angus , here in the centre , would be close enough to their fellows under Kineth to make it easy for them to falter or abscond . |
3 | We want to make it easy for everyone to go abroad on holiday , regardless of limited mobility or other handicaps . |
4 | We have rounded off calorie values of meals to make it easy for you to add together your 450 — 1,100 calories allowed for the day ( in addition to your 400 from Fibre-Filler , fruit and milk ) ; we have also rounded off metric ingredient figures for easy measuring . |
5 | This leaflet is intended to make it easy for you to comment on our service and it outlines the procedures which are available to you . |
6 | And this was their undoing because the surfaces of the branches had earlier been covered with lime to make it impossible for them to take flight again — ever again . |
7 | The class must consist of persons whose rights are not so dissimilar as to make it impossible for them to consult together with a view to their common interest ( Sovereign Life Assurance Co v Dunn [ 1892 ] 2 QB 573 ) . |
8 | Safety experts say such cars should have their engines regulated to make it impossible for them to travel at speeds far above legal limits . |
9 | All in all , you will find that your chances of happiness together under the same roof will depend very largely upon your ability to respect and accept her individuality , to see that she gets her share of family affection , to make it possible for her to keep usefully occupied ( within her limitations ) in the home , and to engage as far as she can in all the outside interests she has always enjoyed . |
10 | Yet there is striking evidence that carts and wagons had been much improved , and that bridges were being built in many parts to make it possible for them to go longer distances . |
11 | If the patient had hobbies before his stroke or head injury , such as drawing , painting or needlepoint , you should try to make it possible for him to take them up again . |
12 | She was grateful for the air-conditioning , because she was quite well aware that her unruly emotions were going to make it difficult for her to sleep . |
13 | His naturally long strides , she suspected , he was deliberately making even longer in order to make it difficult for her to catch up ! |
14 | When Beattie tried to hold evangelistic meetings in Hillsborough , he found the Church of Ireland aristocracy who controlled the parish council using planning laws to make it difficult for him to get a site . |
15 | This is likely to make it difficult for them to check the reasonableness of their answers and to question their estimation of measurements . |