Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] is [adj] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Boro boss added : ‘ Forwards are at the sharp end , especially away from home , where it is harder for them . |
| 2 | She said : ‘ I am enjoying it although it is difficult for me with the customers as I do n't know the shop . ’ |
| 3 | As computer whizzes , the twins ' main expertise is the logic of programming languages , so it is natural for them to discuss story-telling in terms of program-writing . |
| 4 | Today children are meeting and playing with children of other faiths so it is important for them to have some understanding and knowledge of each other 's traditions . |
| 5 | Some water shrews feed on relatively large fish or newts , so it is important for them to immobilise their prey rapidly . |
| 6 | Therefore either the customers must continually be changing identity ( so it is sensible for them to engage in some search ) and some expectation must have been built up about potential high benefits to search , or else search costs must be truly trivial , in order for the potential incumbent to stand a chance of usurping the established firm . |
| 7 | The teacher can remain facing the class , so it is easier for him to maintain attention . |
| 8 | But of course , you are n't out to trap me into matrimony , so it is easier for you to be frank . |
| 9 | ‘ We 've had a run with just two wins in 12 games so it is unusual for us to be disappointed with a point , but I thought we were going to win , ’ said joint Charlton boss Alan Curbishley . |
| 10 | In order that you may continue with other work ( not necessarily involving LIFESPAN ) , mail messages are accumulated within LIFESPAN until it is convenient for them to be inspected or printed . |
| 11 | If it is impossible for you to release them there make sure they are given their freedom in an area with abundant supplies of nectar . |
| 12 | If it is suitable for you , your doctor might suggest Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT to relieve the symptoms . |
| 13 | If it is suitable for you , your doctor might suggest Hormone Replacement Therapy ( HRT ) to relieve the symptoms . |
| 14 | These will involve their giving notice to the tenant and his being able to withhold consent if it is reasonable for him to do so . |
| 15 | If it is difficult for you to get to the post office , the coloured pages in the book explain how someone else can draw the payment for you . |
| 16 | If it is difficult for you to visit because of travel costs please discuss this with your social worker as we can usually help with your fares . |
| 17 | All aspects of education are necessary to develop a whole personality and every child has a whole personality , even if it is hard for us to see this at times . |
| 18 | ‘ And we have to decide if it is sensible for you to go to Baskerville Hall . |
| 19 | I can not at present be more specific about when I shall be able to deliver the items to you , but if it is important for you to have a specific time , could I ask you , please , to get in touch in a day or so . |
| 20 | The instructions about practising will have been given while he was under hypnosis ( although he will , of course , have heard and understood every word ) and so , because he is willing for it to happen , they will be firmly planted in his subconscious mind . |
| 21 | They need those decision structures because it is impossible for them to know enough to control activities directly . |
| 22 | As we shall see in the next chapter , there are those who believe that management have often adopted forms of work organisation which give rise to unsatisfying jobs because it is cheaper for them so to do . |
| 23 | Commitment to sport has to be freely given ; it has to be fun ; it can not be foisted on to the poor or the wayward from above because it is good for them . |
| 24 | The daily ritual of meal-times , for example , may often contain a wealth of deliberately and non-deliberately imparted information for the child , in part confirming his status as a child ( children should be seen and not heard , children should finish their cabbage because it is good for them ) , in part defining the stages of growing up ( older children sit on ‘ proper ’ chairs , drink out of ‘ proper ’ cups , and use knives and forks ) , and in part defining and reinforcing certain adult identities ( father carves the joint , mother brings food from the stove ) . |
| 25 | Save the rainforest because it is good for us . |
| 26 | We think that physics is complicated because it is hard for us to understand , and because physics books are full of difficult mathematics . |
| 27 | This is partly because it is difficult for me to write them down but mainly because I do n't have an intuitive feeling for equations . |
| 28 | It would help the hon. Gentleman — because it is unusual for him — to check his facts or to read his Conservative Central Office brief before he speaks , or at least to memorise it . |
| 29 | The question for the emperor is whether it is reasonable for him to claim the trust . |
| 30 | if you feel tired or unwell , fatigue can cause serious accidents , never drive if you 're under the influence of drugs or medicines , it can seriously affect your driving ability , always ask your doctor whether it is safe for you to drive when taking prescribed medicines . |