Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] be for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 We did not appreciate at the time what a wrench leaving the Weir House must have been for him , nor the difficulty he had in adjusting himself to four assertive stepsons he hardly knew .
2 Intuitively she felt the depths of the anguish he 'd suffered , knew without having to be told how hard he had struggled to help his sister , understood how devastating it must have been for him to realise she 'd gone beyond his help .
3 I have no doubt that a major influence in forcing him to make what must have been for him a most distasteful and humiliating manoeuvre , was a letter sent by a number of Durham county councillors to a local newspaper in reply to an article penned by Mr Fallon in the previous week 's issue .
4 What a tragedy that must have been for them all .
5 Cecilia reflected on how massive the explosion must have been for her and that beautiful girl to have heard it up here in West Hampstead .
6 It might have been for her , but I thought she could have shown some gratitude , considering the work her stepmother and I had gone to .
7 All I would want is for you to make the journey into the burning , and then come back and report .
8 What I would like is for us to be able to poke about a bit ; see if there are any angles in the Livesey case that might lead back to this girl .
9 She said how convenient it would have been for her , instead of having to wait for chaps to go out and kill rabbits and deer and all that , and for the peasants to bring in the vegetables ; she 'd much rather have been able just to nip down to the shops and buy what she needed , when she needed it .
10 ‘ The ideal thing would have been for them to keep to their offer of a two-year deal and I would have signed it before the final .
11 Squigs are unpredictable and in many way the best thing that can happen is for them to go wild once they are near the enemy .
12 The only thing I can say is for them to lay down their arms and stop it right now .
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