Example sentences of "[conj] it be [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 And , as Mark himself said , when asked whether he had any words of advice for those who might follow in his footsteps , ‘ I would tell them that it 's worth it if the alternative is that they die . ’
2 I mean I think the message that they were communicating last was that it 's about them being appearing to be a good
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 As you know doubt are aware of the importance that it is to us in that area of the and the current enquiry that 's going on at the moment .
6 But the general point remains that it is to it is targeted towards a particular sector of the workforce .
7 It would be convenient to report that Ross Cranston 's performance was as immaculate as his appearance or that it is on him that the smart money will be laid .
8 But the cost of housing in the city means that it is beyond them , particularly if they 're on their own , young , single people .
9 It had taken a week to obtain , and had Hapsburg officialdom realized that it was for him rather than Aranyos it would have been unlikely to arrive before the end of the war .
10 Not only would I have refrained from interfering with Thorpe J. 's decision on the footing that he had properly directed himself and that it was for him to decide , but because , even on the facts as they then were , I consider that his decision was plainly right .
11 But Caspar , belatedly gallant , said that it was for him to lead the way .
12 The stranger might refuse to admit defeat and maintain simply that the person sitting on the bench was not I , that he was I , and that it was with him that the man who was now doubting his identity was having a conversation a moment ago .
13 When she finally reached the top she agreed with a young couple from Leeds that it was worth it for the view , which was stupendous in spite of a slight heat haze that hung in the air .
14 The whole thing is a lot tougher on Tod than it is on me .
15 It 's much harder on them than it is on you . )
16 London is different to me than it is to you .
17 Too close a contact with leading journalists could be of more benefit to the media than it is to you .
18 ‘ Rid yourself of the notion , sir , ’ he said on a menacing note , ‘ that it is any more acceptable to me than it is to you ! ’
19 Or maybe it is simply that a second to them is a vastly longer subjective experience of time than it is to us and other creatures , possessed of a slower metabolic rate .
20 ‘ It seems like a nightmare , ’ said Breeze in bewilderment ; ‘ but it 's much , much worse for you than it is for me .
21 Well it 's probably gon na be easier asking you to nip up to shop than it is for me trying to get back .
22 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 .
23 It is much more effort for the speechreader than it is for you .
24 It could scarcely be more vivid in their memories than it is in mine , but what is also vivid in my memory is the aftermath of those events , which was the Government 's sensible accommodation of the fears and anxieties that had been expressed .
25 our conversation 's even more riveting than it was before it went on .
26 As far as the RAF was concerned , they had this nice little lull when losses fell substantially , so it was for us a calm period in the storm .
27 Once it 's on it 's way it 's done .
28 Once it 's on you ca n't get it off mind .
29 Well I think , I think what you what you got to do , and it 's between you two to continue to press that , and and chivvy Bill erm erm er
30 ‘ It 's in their interests to address the issue and it 's for them to decide whether change is cost effective , but it 's in our interests too . ’
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