Example sentences of "it be [adj] [noun sg] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's great news for us but now we have to concentrate on the football and try to achieve a good result , ’ he said . |
| 2 | peopler want to see us getting sweaty and making mistakes , it 's good fun for them |
| 3 | Well that 's right , yes , and the other thing as well , I should n't really be telling you this , , because it 's bad news for us but , if you in fact write a long , rambling press release , what you will find is that the journalist will almost , almost certainly go three-quarters of the way down it to find the real story which is hidden in there , and occasionally that real story is purposely hidden down in there , and you know you look at any council minutes , and the real story is always , inevitably hidden down there , because it 's the bit that somebody does n't want people to know about , and so journalists are naturally trained to go down the bit to find out what 's it about . |
| 4 | If your name is pulled out of the hat on Friday , August 28 , it 's gay Paree for you and a partner . |
| 5 | I have been preaching a few times and invitations are coming in , so it is good experience for me . |
| 6 | Fundamentally , the reason why it is good policy for us to try to explain biological phenomena in terms of gene advantage is that genes are replicators . |
| 7 | ‘ Try to keep me away , ’ he had whispered , ‘ although it is exquisite torture for me these days , my dear McAllister , to have you so near , and be unable to stroke every bit of your delectable body . |
| 8 | Or let him acknowledge that while it is rational doubt for him as a liberal humanist to criticize the Buddhist , the Marxist or the Christian , it might equally be a rational doubt for the Marxist to criticize him as a humanist . |
| 9 | A spokesman for the SAC said : ‘ It is normal practice for us to monitor our revenue clients on a regular basis and in particular to study their proposals under their four-year plan . |
| 10 | And having heard , he said sombrely : ‘ It is high time for her . |
| 11 | It was heady stuff for me . |
| 12 | It was easy work for him . |
| 13 | This was not that event , but it was good practise for it . |
| 14 | During his fishing time though it was sheer delight for him , his boys were always ready and willing to go to sea , bother U-boats etc ! |
| 15 | At this time , it was great triumph for me to find that Rachel could bear her beloved Jacob no children . |
| 16 | Tom would n't wear rain gear because he could n't find a set to really fit his 6ft 3in frame , so it was hard work for me to keep him dry . |
| 17 | It was hard work for them and they got tired very quickly . |
| 18 | They moved again , pulling away , but Floy and Snodgrass could see that it was hard work for them . |
| 19 | It was unusual company for her to keep in any event : delightful though Pamela Stephenson may be , her public image is not altogether regal , and Charles has always recognized the need to choose his friends , particularly those in showbusiness , with care . |