Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] for them [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | It does n't necessarily mean that they 're unscrupulous in the way that they get their own way ; they just have very clear ideas and it 's impossible for them to see it any other way . ’ |
2 | It is impossible , in many ways , for somebody who is erm on benefit and living in independent accommodation with a private landlord often it 's impossible for them to get a job and then cover their rent , so they ca n't get a job . |
3 | Although babies do n't really need to wear ‘ proper ’ shoes , it 's nice for them to have a soft covering in ‘ breathable ’ leather to protect their delicate feet . |
4 | Needless to say , they have sound commercial reasons for putting this clause in their warranties — if you damage the machine trying to install some extra SIMMs , for example , it 's expensive for them to fix it . |
5 | It 's easy for them to say , ‘ Okay , put this in the computer and we 'll find someone to sing it . ’ |
6 | It 's useful for them to know what dads does when he leaves the house to go to work . |
7 | I mean it 's good for them learning to be amongst a lot of children and they soon learn that erm they ca n't have their way . |
8 | I do n't think it 's good for them moving them about from school to school do you ? |
9 | But we 've got a young side at Cardiff now and it 's good for them to play against these players , to see that they 're only human beings after all . ’ |
10 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
11 | But it 's natural for them to lick a wound . |
12 | It 's alright for them to say we 're gon na do this and |
13 | By this point people are usually very capable and confident and it 's unusual for them to fail . |
14 | ‘ In Italy young women live with their families ; it is unheard-of for them to leave home . ’ |
15 | There is no shortage of advice available to local authorities to enable them to decide whether , in uncertain circumstances , it is politic for them to seek to start proceedings , whether criminal or civil . |
16 | So money can be found when the Government feel that it is necessary for them to sustain their vote throughout the country . |
17 | It is usual for them to come in two equal length pieces to fit a central ferrule . |
18 | Bankers retaliate by pointing out that accountants ' advice is invariably based on historic record rather than future possibility , and that it is impossible for them to give impartial advice if they have been auditing their clients ' books over the past years . |
19 | Reforms aimed at refashioning the welfare state , so that it acts as a floor on which the underclass can build by their own efforts , rather than a ceiling through which it is impossible for them to pass , are considered in Part IV . |
20 | They need those decision structures because it is impossible for them to know enough to control activities directly . |
21 | If the mud flats freeze over , it is impossible for them to find sufficient food . |
22 | mainly in those areas which concern women ; it is impossible for them to disappear from one day to the next . |
23 | It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests and , in some circumstances , it is impolite for them to refuse . |
24 | It is helpful for them to recognize that if they intend to carry through what they say , they may need to reduce the number of demands that they make on the child . |
25 | Young people with no job lose confidence and it is easy for them to slide into living in reversal of night and day . |
26 | Because they are experts and you are not it is easy for them to take the initiative . |
27 | It is easy for them to play football , it 's like other sports but I mean , people say that sports is nay for women ! |
28 | Low-rise houses , on the contrary , can be improved and extended by their occupants as and when it is possible for them to do so . |
29 | I hesitate to use adjectives as to what they would be like if they did n't spend at that level , but we believe it is possible for them to do so and there is something wrong with their spending levels if they do n't do it . |
30 | Members of congress , by contrast , enjoy great power without responsibility ; it is possible for them to wallow in carping criticism and to engage in other negative tactics free from the anxiety of ever having to shoulder the responsibility for government — a burden that the president can not escape . |