Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pron] [is] for " in BNC.

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1 In fact social life in the evenings will be easier in every way for him to find than it is for a widow , who can not go out alone at night without some feeling of apprehension , and who would generally anyway feel out of place sitting on her own in a saloon bar .
2 Well , I says to him , I 'm getting sick of these calls cos you do n't know if it 's for him or him .
3 And , naturally a leather suite is as notable for its longlasting looks as it is for its enduring comfort .
4 It can be as difficult for them to adjust as it is for the individual in distress .
5 It can be as difficult for these people to adjust as it is for the individual in distress .
6 Well it 's probably gon na be easier asking you to nip up to shop than it is for me trying to get back .
7 I emphasise this point because popular topographical books still tend to suggest that any particular place is sited where it is for defence reasons , or because it is near a source of water .
8 But I think it 's time , I think we both agree that the time er well used because it 's for the because your Lordship will have a better understanding of the evidence when the plaintiff and the defendant give it from the witness box .
9 Yes , yes , it sounds it sounds as it 's for a limited time anyway , so , you know
10 If you would like a contact number added please let us know , indicating whether it is for business ( B ) , evenings and weekends ( H ) or both .
11 But this is so different to what I 'd been doing as it is for most people .
12 I think they 're being irresponsible , I think we 're being responsible , and I make no apology er for borrowing when it 's for investment in our own future , that 's what intelligent companies do , it 's what an intelligent government should do .
13 Remove the skin and white pith and eat as it is for a simple , refreshing dessert .
14 Sometimes , it 's cheaper for a whole family to travel than it is for one person .
15 A comfortable position for writing when work needs to be undertaken at close range is in some respects more difficult to achieve than it is for reading .
16 In other words it 's not part of its standard employment allocation but it 's put it in the local plan so that people know , the locals know , that that field over there those fields over there erm are not guaranteed for ever as countryside but on the other hand they 're jolly well not gon na be released unless it 's for something extremely special for which there would be a statement carried through from the structure plan , elaborated on no doubt at local level , which set the rules .
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