Example sentences of "they [verb] it [is] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say it is unjust for the publicans and bad for the pubs . |
| 2 | They say it 's good for children to grow up with pets around them . |
| 3 | They let all the big companies go round digging holes in the road , and when people fall in and complain they say it 's all for their own good , and after a while they hope the people will revolt so they can give the police guns and thin out the population , and then they 'll have a police state — which is what they 've always wanted — and the rich will be able to live in peace . ’ |
| 4 | Most people want to like art — they know it 's good for you , or at any rate looks good on you — but face to face with a great painting they feel like gate-crashers at a Mayfair reception . |
| 5 | They said it 's illegal for anyone to go onto a British Rail line without permission . |
| 6 | That means , of course , that if they learn it 's right for a man to kill or steal , they 'll be very good at it . ’ |