Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] for them [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They knew only , as they retraced their steps through the deep woodland of the park , that they could no longer be content at Racedown , even had it been possible for them to remain there . |
| 2 | If the obvious person to handle the case is busy will it be possible for them to delegate enough of the work for them to take it ? |
| 3 | The assessment by the police is to eliminate erm any officer that er has psychopathic tendencies or er on the other side of the coin , to eliminate those officers that erm might be so timid that they would n't be able to perform the duties should it be necessary for them to fire a weapon . |
| 4 | They are not equipped to care much about the management of the individual firms they own , nor would it be sensible for them to do so : their benefits come from the market 's general performance , not from the particular . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It 's easy for them to say , ‘ Okay , put this in the computer and we 'll find someone to sing it . ’ |
| 10 | It 's useful for them to know what dads does when he leaves the house to go to work . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
| 13 | But it 's natural for them to lick a wound . |
| 14 | It 's alright for them to say we 're gon na do this and |
| 15 | By this point people are usually very capable and confident and it 's unusual for them to fail . |
| 16 | ‘ In Italy young women live with their families ; it is unheard-of for them to leave home . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | So money can be found when the Government feel that it is necessary for them to sustain their vote throughout the country . |
| 19 | It is usual for them to come in two equal length pieces to fit a central ferrule . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | They need those decision structures because it is impossible for them to know enough to control activities directly . |
| 23 | If the mud flats freeze over , it is impossible for them to find sufficient food . |
| 24 | mainly in those areas which concern women ; it is impossible for them to disappear from one day to the next . |
| 25 | It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests and , in some circumstances , it is impolite for them to refuse . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Young people with no job lose confidence and it is easy for them to slide into living in reversal of night and day . |
| 28 | Because they are experts and you are not it is easy for them to take the initiative . |
| 29 | It is easy for them to play football , it 's like other sports but I mean , people say that sports is nay for women ! |
| 30 | 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 . |