Example sentences of "[adj] it was for he " in BNC.

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1 She told herself later that she could n't have been expected to remember what a knife-edge he lived on , how hard it was for him to trust anyone .
2 Then he said I was too innocent to realise how hard it was for him just to see me for half an hour and a kiss and cuddle . ’
3 Most meal-times took an hour or more but she had realized how important it was for him to eat .
4 She knew how important it was for him to be in a good army , and if the war had ended in Rhodesia , then perhaps another might start in one of France 's old colonies so that the Legion could get involved .
5 He leaned forward , smiling , playing the perfect host , knowing how important it was for him to win these young men over .
6 During the summer , the Prime Minister kept saying how essential it was for him to be present at Maastricht in December in order to make decisions , but the word from Downing street now is that the Prime Minister 's greatest ambition at Maastricht is to fend off making any decisions .
7 In fact , Galileo 's Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina ( 1615 ) shows how difficult it was for him to pursue such an argument , even had he wished .
8 He avoided her glance , and she saw how difficult it was for him to admit to weakness .
9 Similarly , directors have noted how rare it was for him to bring his natural rage into play on screen .
10 And he went and told them how necessary it was for him to go to Canada , in the interests of the firm .
11 Terry hated having to make these tapes and we knew how distressing it was for him .
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