Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be [adj -er] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The confusion of person in the first sentence is understandable as the contract was written out in Old George 's hand ; and as the sole contracting party on one side it was easier for him to write my than the more impersonal , if more accurate , the master 's or some other third person equivalent . |
| 2 | When you speak to someone on the telephone it is easier for you to represent your company or organization . |
| 3 | Let us suppose that binary oppositions are natural in the sound system of a language , that because of the physical properties of our auditory apparatus it is easier for us to distinguish x/not-x-type contrasts . |
| 4 | The county has a view about golf courses — that if there is to be such a development it is better for them to be sited not on good farming land , or in naturally beautiful areas , but on the outskirts of towns . |
| 5 | At night it is easier for them to wander unmolested . ’ |