Example sentences of "it 's [adj] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's better for them to see their loved ones as they remember them . ’ |
| 2 | but we 're not allowed to put posters on the walls you know , it 's better for them to stick them at |
| 3 | I think we 're all agreed that it 's better for us to die honourably together in this way than to risk a worse fate at the hands of the enemy . " |
| 4 | If we can get full pages fine but sometimes it 's better for us to get these . |
| 5 | It 's better for you to wait there . |
| 6 | out , he says to me you 'll kill yourself , you always want to do something , but to be honest it 's worse for me to sit there and watch that , it 's more tiring because by the end of the night I 'm not tired or I 've been asleep all evening I , I 'm better to go out , I know it sounds awful but I do n't like being trapped , I do n't like being in because somebody seems to think I should be in |
| 7 | ‘ Any more than it 's possible for me to work up at the college with all those strapping lads running round in jockey shorts and have no reaction whatsoever . ’ |
| 8 | We have n't even got a system , as far as I understand it , that 's compatible , so that it 's possible for me to send my reading lists to , for instance , so they can be picked up by the library . |
| 9 | Can I ask , Mr Chairman , if it 's possible for us to have a copy of the reports ? |
| 10 | It 's daft for you to get a stiff neck on the sofa when there 's room in my bed . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's impossible for me to give you a definite answer . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm afraid that 's the kind of detail it 's impossible for me to remember . |
| 15 | He adds sadly : ‘ It 's impossible for me to go on a quiet date as I get recognised everywhere and asked for autographs . ’ |
| 16 | After a while we realized you know that 's not on , it 's impossible for us to sort this out you know we need help . |
| 17 | It 's impossible for you to catch up on my record . |
| 18 | It 's right for us to live where we do , between land and water . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It 's normal for you to feel flattered by his attentions , as you must be feeling lonely after the loss of your husband , but your son-in-law should know better . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It 's easy for them to say , ‘ Okay , put this in the computer and we 'll find someone to sing it . ’ |
| 23 | So it 's easy for me to sit here and say , we think we 're doing a good job on the environment , because we 're not threatened , we do have to find ways round existing chemicals , we may have to pay , pay a higher price , but we 're not threatened in terms of the the core of our bottom line . |
| 24 | It 's easy for me to say that now . |
| 25 | In spite of himself Joe was impressed by the earnestness in Chris 's voice and said less forcefully , ‘ I know it 's easy for me to talk , I 've never been in this situation , but what 's going to happen ? |
| 26 | Back in Ephesians in the first chapter in in verse three , see it 's easy for us to say , well what a lot of stupid people they were ! |
| 27 | It 's easy for us to keep our religious faith when things are going well for us and we feel successful . |
| 28 | ‘ If I may speak in a spirit of complaint , David , I might point out that it 's easy for you to talk and even easier to talk tough . |
| 29 | It 's easy for you to have it at the theatre , mhm |
| 30 | It 's useful for them to know what dads does when he leaves the house to go to work . |