Example sentences of "thing [vb mod] be for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " The best thing 'll be for you to show us , Mr Whalby . |
| 2 | he said to me one day , and I do n't remember the day he said the best thing would be for her to go on casual , then she can keep her thingy thingy . |
| 3 | ‘ He had asked the country for a mandate for Tariff Reform , this had been refused , and the honourable thing would be for him to resign at once . ’ |
| 4 | " Listen , Martha , the best thing would be for you to tell me about your worries . |
| 5 | The best thing would be for you to write out all the harmonies , in every key , making sure that you put in all the correct sharps and flats . |
| 6 | ‘ The simplest thing would be for you to write to STG and say you no longer wish them to represent you . |
| 7 | The best thing will be for me to phone my aunt and then perhaps you 'll let me go and have something to eat . |