Example sentences of "would be [adj] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be a blessing is n't it it 'd be good for her to look like her |
| 2 | It 'd be natural for him to meet Maggie . ’ |
| 3 | Ah in which case it 'd be wrong for me to say that you 're not fit for work anyway . |
| 4 | When people in this nation argue against a minimum wage policy , it would be salutary for them to remember that there are hundreds of domestic slaves in this country who are grossly underpaid . |
| 5 | Some of these girls whose families have come from rural areas in Azad Kashmir or Mirpur feel that their parents allow them to go to school only because in Britain it would be illegal for them to remain at home . |
| 6 | What actually happened is that my Group said simply that our proposals for 11 to 16 year olds were built on our work for the primary stages , and that it would be absurd for us to bring out our second Report if its proposals were out of tune with the earlier attainment targets . |
| 7 | It would be ludicrous for me to think of doing something else . |
| 8 | Both the Ras and his wife appear to have been very anxious and nervous about the child , and I feel that it would be impossible for me to refuse without risking his friendship which will be of the utmost importance to us in the future . |
| 9 | With the spring shows only a couple of months away , it would be impossible for me to appoint a replacement who could get a collection ready in time . ’ |
| 10 | If this brilliant colt attempts the Triple Crown , in Louisville , Maryland , and New York , it would be impossible for him to take in Epsom . |
| 11 | It would be impossible for him to speak of their past , or of her , without seeming vulgarly proprietary ; or of Jim , without seeming barbed ; or of Sam ; or even of work . |
| 12 | Second , however , he asserted that , if your Lordships ' House were to accept Woolwich 's argument , it would be impossible for us to set the appropriate limits to the application of the principle . |
| 13 | Given our record , I 'd imagined that it would be impossible for us to spend a night under the same roof without spending it together . |
| 14 | The proposal is that a buyer who is a non-consumer should not have this right where the breach is so slight that it would be unreasonable for him to reject the goods . |
| 15 | I do not believe that point has been reached ; but it would be disingenuous for me to deny that it could exist . |
| 16 | I certainly learnt next to nothing at St Aubyn 's and when I took the Common Entrance examination for Eton I failed so ignominiously that the authorities wrote to my mother that it would be futile for me to try again . |
| 17 | Which basically I mean she 's had so she thought it would be nice for her to get away just to sort of sa you know have a breather from it all . |
| 18 | Richard and I thought you had settled so nicely ’ — as if I was some sort of jelly — and then , ‘ Well , if you really want to , I suppose it would be nice for you to earn a little pin money . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ She — er — she thought it would be nice for you to visit her , ’ she admitted at last . |
| 20 | It would be nice for us to have a home . |
| 21 | At the end she left I said do ring Cathy if you feel like it because I 'm sure she wo n't mind well it would be nice for us to find out who 's been through the same thing recently . |
| 22 | It would be helpful for him to give an expanded definition of camping , while his partner listens carefully . |
| 23 | One thing that he did make very clear at the end was that if we thought of other things that he should know about , or it would be helpful for him to know about , we should contact him , so he 's left it very open for us to have an ongoing contact which I thought . |
| 24 | And what I think it would be helpful for us to talk about is where we sit in this business , just for half an hour , where does T N T sit in the industry ? |
| 25 | I hope she wo n't relent , for there can be life after divorce and it would be great for her to find a man who would value her and be faithful . |
| 26 | If you would like to know more about O.C.D.P. they have a development co-ordinator who would be pleased for you to make contact . |
| 27 | ‘ Then — do you think it would be possible for me to take Azor for a walk ? ’ |
| 28 | Moreover having gone as far as this I do not believe that it would be possible for me to hold the line and refuse to answer any further questions about the composition and activities of the Committees . |
| 29 | I write with a strong sense of the necessity of continuing our — talk , and without premeditation , under the impression that you were indeed as much struck as I was by our quite extraordinary to ask if it would be possible for me to call on you , perhaps one day next week . |
| 30 | It would be possible for me to call them all if they were to limit their speeches to 10 minutes . |