Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [is] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And erm what I 'd like is for Dennis is to explain a little about how far we 've actually got with the C E D G approach to the introduction of I S O Nine Thousand . |
| 2 | The worst that could happen is for someone to suggest a ‘ magic ’ solution . |
| 3 | All I would want is for you to make the journey into the burning , and then come back and report . |
| 4 | The last thing the family would want is for there to be any public disturbance . ’ |
| 5 | The example we shall give is for a person who starts the regime moderately overweight and whose normal meals are fairly typically too high in fat , sugar , and salt , and too low in fibre . |
| 6 | What I would like is for us to be able to poke about a bit ; see if there are any angles in the Livesey case that might lead back to this girl . |
| 7 | But erm what we would like is for any of you who are actually here at that time to attend that mass and to be involved in some way , to do some sort of erm service . |
| 8 | What I would like is for all the Councillors to look at this , to advise me which other seats they think are indeed the responsibility of and then I 'll go back and go to battle but er I 'd like everybody 's views on which ones they believe they are so that I can do it firmly . |
| 9 | " It would have been immensely preferable for my return to be accomplished by the [ legal ] process , " de Gaulle told Dulac , but added cryptically : " Tell General Salan that what he has done and what he will do is for the good of France . " |
| 10 | The best advice anyone can give is for people to get their hands on a copy of the official festival programme and to plan their own agenda . |
| 11 | Squigs are unpredictable and in many way the best thing that can happen is for them to go wild once they are near the enemy . |
| 12 | The worst thing that can happen is for the boat to become totally inverted and here you need to slide the daggerboard quickly out before it drops through the hull . |
| 13 | Indeed , the greatest praise an innovation can receive is for people to say : ‘ This is obvious ! |
| 14 | The only thing I can say is for them to lay down their arms and stop it right now . |