Example sentences of "[coord] it was [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon she was leaving and it was easy for him to be charming . |
| 2 | I realized what a marvellous actor he was when I saw him in this and only wished that he had n't relied so much on the funny voices and hidden behind the easier way out of doing the characters that he could do so easily — and it was easy for him . |
| 3 | Law supported the offer to Asquith , and it was logical for him to do so ; a government bent on post-war reconstruct on and resistance to Labour would be strengthened by Asquith 's presence . |
| 4 | And it was perfect for me because a lot of the vibrato that I had developed over the years suddenly sounded more like me , because the vibrato bar was n't there taking up the slack and giving way every time I applied vibrato . |
| 5 | Moreover , he himself had loyalties of his own to preserve , and it was well for him that he should not know too much . |
| 6 | He was not actually hungry , and it was rare for him to drink , but they were paying and he would make sure they noticed , and — apart from the singer — the Khan Murjan was a hell of a fabulous place . |
| 7 | I was particularly thrilled with the guys who scored the points for us on the final day , Mark James , Jose-Maria Olazabal , Jose-Maria Canizares , Ronan Rafferty and Christy O'Connor Jnr. , because in the case of Canizares , Ronan and Christy they had n't scored a point in the games they played and it was nice for them to take some of the glory . |
| 8 | so there was nothing going to waste and it was nice for me because once we 'd said goodbye I just had ten minutes , quarter of hour drive home |
| 9 | May 1910 , and it was necessary for his eldest son to become King George V , in his succession . |
| 10 | And it was simple for you to take a holiday ? ’ |
| 11 | You see , Great-Aunt Jane was a skilled dressmaker and made clothes for quite a number of young ladies in Baldersdale , and it was usual for them to try on the new clothes and have the final fittings in the kitchen . |
| 12 | Then someone fell out and it was possible for me to do the Figaro myself . |
| 13 | But Stephen made no reply , and it was impossible for her to tell what he was thinking behind his impassive face . |
| 14 | The Unwins themselves — and it was impossible for anyone to grudge them their moment — said over and over that it was great , just great that one of the horses actually on the train had won one of the races , it made the whole thing worthwhile , and the whole party , drifting into the dining car in true party mood , agreed and applauded . |
| 15 | Ellen Orford in the poem is a middle-aged woman and it was fortuitous for me that I was about the right age — it 's not a part for a young soprano . |
| 16 | Kisling , Lipchitz , Utrillo , all his friends were selling and it was bitter for him to realize that his work was not yet marketable , not to the public taste . |
| 17 | The pace is a yard quicker out here and it was important for us to get the measure of the speed of the New Zealand game . |
| 18 | he was like a terrier , unable to let go in spite of a beating , and it was hard for her not to feel responsible ; because , after all , did n't his persistence show that she 'd come to matter to him , at least a little ? |
| 19 | His hands were shaking , and it was hard for him to stand in the terrible screaming wind . |
| 20 | But my mother came first is n't it and it was easier for me . |
| 21 | They noted with fear Terry Wade 's eight goals within a minute and it was lucky for them the referee had not kicked off before he scored them . |
| 22 | As Barth once put it , he and Brunner were like the elephant and the whale : both were God 's creatures , but it was impossible for them to meet ! |
| 23 | He was n't a very good poet , I do n't think , but it was nice for him to see his poems printed for once . |
| 24 | ‘ But it was important for us to play together as much as possible , whether it was to a new crowd or just the same old people . |
| 25 | ‘ It was n't difficult to remember what the men looked like but it was painful for him to see the faces of the people who killed his brother . ’ |
| 26 | It did n't last long , but it was painful for her and for us . |
| 27 | But it was different for you and Papa . |
| 28 | It was a small bow but it was tough for her thin arms to bend . |
| 29 | So it but it was easier for you to go home if you wanted to I suppose . |
| 30 | ‘ Not everybody chose to go there , ’ Joan Sims recalled , ‘ but it was wonderful for us all to be there . ’ |