Example sentences of "[pron] is for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now at the bottom of your sheet , shh , shh , I , there are two boxes , one is for me to scribble in , the other one is for you to write neatly in , I 'm the only one here who 's allowed to scribble . |
| 2 | But right now , I 'm going to do the most important thing that there is for me to do . |
| 3 | It can do all there is for it to do , which is to discover regularities among our God-given ideas , and to systematize these in the most useful way . |
| 4 | It seems to be a facet of nature that the lower a creature is on the scale of consciousness , the less there is for it to learn , and the more slavishly bound it is to its instincts . |
| 5 | The specimen may be of blood or urine , but it is for me to decide which . |
| 6 | However , as was made clear by the Divisional Court , the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide , after receiving the Parole Board 's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , when actual release should take place . |
| 7 | ‘ the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide , after receiving the Parole Board 's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , when actual release should take place . |
| 8 | My body as it is for me does not appear to me in the midst of the world . ’ |
| 9 | My body as it is for me does not appear at all . |
| 10 | Meanwhile the owner the person who lived a small terraced property , whose garden backs onto the fields tried to get the hounds several dozen hounds off these two dogs who were being savaged to death and he had a heart attack in the process , Chairman and was hospitalized for several weeks That Chairman is the effect of the hunt on one of my constituents whose job it is for me to defend the rights that I was elected here to defend the rights of my constituents , not to be harassed in this manner . |
| 11 | Well it 's probably gon na be easier asking you to nip up to shop than it is for me trying to get back . |
| 12 | She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . " |
| 13 | Can you imagine how bitter it is for me to have to write that sentence ? |
| 14 | I 've got a sale to go to at nine , and you know how difficult it is for me to get back to sleep once I 've been woken . ’ |
| 15 | The lower the bed is , the harder it is for me to get out . |
| 16 | No ; now it is for me to speak and you to listen . ’ |
| 17 | Parliament has placed the primary responsibility for their enforcement on local authorities and it is for them to decide their own course of action . |
| 18 | It is clearly laid down in the Act that it is for them to consider whether or not the nuisance exists , whether or not it has been abated , and whether it still exists , and , if it does , it is for them to consider which of the requirements of the abatement notice are to be carried out or how otherwise the nuisance is to be abated . |
| 19 | It is clearly laid down in the Act that it is for them to consider whether or not the nuisance exists , whether or not it has been abated , and whether it still exists , and , if it does , it is for them to consider which of the requirements of the abatement notice are to be carried out or how otherwise the nuisance is to be abated . |
| 20 | It is for them to accept your instructions in this matter . |
| 21 | It is not for teachers to tell them what to believe or value , but it is for them to try to equip pupils in such a way that they can enter into the debate and develop a coherent and perceptive worldview for themselves . |
| 22 | The larger the number of firms already supplying a market and the more difficult it is for them to collude , the more competition there is likely to be . |
| 23 | Also , if a contractor is to carry out the work the more information we can supply to them the easier it is for them to provide an accurate tender . |
| 24 | We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home . |
| 25 | It is for them to ensure that those substantial resources are used effectively . |
| 26 | He takes the understandable view that it is for him to take the first steps in Russia , which he is doing to keep the scientists in Russia . |
| 27 | Under the Electricity Act 1989 , it is for him to decide on the methodology for developing renewable energy in Scotland . |
| 28 | I want him to know how futile it is for him to try and escape my influence … " |
| 29 | The older the child is the harder it is for him to overcome his difficulty , but there are courses and there are techniques available which definitely do help children to overcome their problems with reading and with spelling and with language as a whole . |
| 30 | It is for someone to support the person whilst they try to unravel their thoughts in such a way that it becomes clear that they can say anything , no matter how bizarre or odd it sounds , because that will be the way they sort out their feelings in order to cope with them . |