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 . ’ |