Example sentences of "[Wh adv] it is [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For people with anxiety problems however it is common for their confidence to become slowly eroded . |
| 2 | There are times when it is convenient for us to go to sleep ( the shops are not open , etc. ) and when it is expected that we will not be noisy . |
| 3 | But it does not follow that there may not be a difference in the procedures which are appropriate on the one hand in requiring the driver to provide a specimen of blood or urine under section 7(4) where it is obligatory for him to do so because one of the circumstances specified in section 7(3) has arisen , and on the other hand in informing the driver of his right under section 8(2) to claim that the specimen of breath which he has given containing the lower proportion of alcohol should be replaced by a specimen of blood or urine under section 7(4) . |
| 4 | We shall therefore use ascription for the case where the adjective conveys a property which is valid for the entity instantiated by the noun , and association for the case where it is valid for something else . |
| 5 | As a result , King Herla rides the countryside with his ghostly retinue still , hoping the dog will indicate where it is safe for him to stop . |
| 6 | Moreover , his review took account of factors which were very different from those relevant to ‘ streamlining the planning machine ’ : the increasing pressure for public consultation and participation in the planning process , and the ‘ dissatisfaction on the part of applicants because they often do not understand why particular decisions have been made , or why it is necessary for what may seem small matters to be the concern of the planning machinery at all ’ . |
| 7 | But , you know , there may be many other reasons why it is important for him to get to the top so quickly . |
| 8 | You will notice that some creatures have names that are difficult to distinguish from one another ( not all are as pleasantly obvious as ‘ hippopotamus ’ ) , which is why it is important for you to read the list first and for the PP to say them in the same order to start with . |