Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] be for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Intuitively she felt the depths of the anguish he 'd suffered , knew without having to be told how hard he had struggled to help his sister , understood how devastating it must have been for him to realise she 'd gone beyond his help . |
2 | The worst that could happen is for someone to suggest a ‘ magic ’ solution . |
3 | All I would want is for you to make the journey into the burning , and then come back and report . |
4 | ‘ The ideal thing would have been for them to keep to their offer of a two-year deal and I would have signed it before the final . |
5 | Squigs are unpredictable and in many way the best thing that can happen is for them to go wild once they are near the enemy . |
6 | The only thing I can say is for them to lay down their arms and stop it right now . |