Example sentences of "[be] it [adj] for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 From these women 's descriptions of their days , it is clear that rarely , if ever , is it possible for them to make this distinction either .
2 Is it possible for me to see the Queen now ? ’
3 Er is it possible for me to get closer ?
4 I only mean to preface this discussion of cultural difference with an awkward question : in the world we have , is it possible for us — any of us — not to have at least some inferior others ?
5 Is it possible for us to hire a shepherd at Martinmas ? ’
6 Is it possible for us to provide facilities , skills and help from the Atomic Energy Authority to help them with that difficult problem ?
7 . Is it possible for you to give me a few more names — of some people who are working in that field ? ’
8 Listen , have you got to stay on at the track , or is it possible for you to leave and come back to the hotel ? ’
9 Excuse me please , is it possible for you to speak a bit louder .
10 As well as noting down what strikes you as important , try to answer the question , is it right for me and my family ?
11 Or , is it legitimate for us to become involved in general curriculum development work which will be of benefit to all children , but especially those with special educational needs ?
12 If there are patients waiting to see the ENP , how long is it reasonable for them to wait while she is treating someone else ?
13 Is it weak for you , look Gary , you like everything strong do n't ya ?
14 Why is it necessary for them to make such a claim ?
15 Nor is it necessary for him to be serious , at least about Parliament , provided that he is reasonably well-to-do .
16 Is it good for them ?
17 ‘ But why is it important for me to be fashionable ? ’
18 Is it safe for them to disagree or to argue ?
19 She 's supposed to have Tamazepan and Frumil is it okay for her to take these ?
20 Is it difficult for you to lever yourself out of your chair ?
21 Is it difficult for you to carry two or three shopping bags ?
22 Melges tried to make light of the issue : ‘ If the question is ‘ Is it difficult for us to make a decision ’ , the answer is ‘ Sometimes yes , sometimes no ’ . ’
23 Oh yes , oh yes , oh mum went there for years and years every Saturday yeah , and as I say the wagonettes used to erm be stationed up by Albion Street , to take er shopping and , and er and Rushbrooks used to be the big confectioners then , that 's on the , it used to be on the corner of erm Albion , well there 's a market there , an indoor market now is n't there yeah they were the er the big confectioners Rushbrooks , and er bakers and confectioners and er all the barrels of flour used to be , you could see all that going in you know but er I do n't know whether it is , am I making it interesting , is it interesting for you ?
24 Is it vital for us to eat meat daily , meat which is both costly and tasteless . ’
25 Was it good for you , honey ? ’
26 Was it right for me to assume that I would remain senior partner until retirement ?
27 Was it easier for them was it easy for them to pick up work or would they have been woul would they have to face a long time on the dole or ?
28 Nor was it easy for her at first to make new ones at The Milebrook , having only a pony and cart and her nearest neighbours being two , four and five miles away .
29 Well , Mrs Brown , was it difficult for you to get to the toilet yesterday ?
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