Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if it were possible for you to decide that one of these options , one to eight , were to suit your regular and usual purposes at these meetings for general discussion then that obviously would be both a saving in erm time and labour and is one of the reasons why one installs computerized equipment so that you do n't er then have to do it all manually as well . |
| 2 | I wish it were possible for you to come away with me . ’ |
| 3 | It was also a revelation to see the wildlife — birds and animals which I had only seen in Zoos were free for me to enjoy . |
| 4 | With cool detachment he had explained clearly and in terms that were easy for her to grasp how the various items of equipment worked , only lapsing into irritation or sarcasm when he thought she was not making enough effort . |
| 5 | The nicest thing about Duckhurst Farm 's clear round afternoons is the atmosphere : they are meant to encourage horse and rider and the owners were happy for me to trot round for five minutes before we faced the first fence . |
| 6 | Witches chairman Dave Pavitt said last night : ‘ The Speedway Control Board , who liaise with the Speedway Riders ’ Association over work permits , were happy for us to have a permit for Polish rider Miroslaw Kowalik . |
| 7 | Parents were reluctant for them to leave home too early — particularly because of the loss of income to the family budget that would ensue — and there was a fear also of the independent youth culture with its sexual rituals , such as the ‘ monkey parade ’ , public courting areas where youth proudly proclaimed both its independence and sexuality . |
| 8 | He argued that the kinds of jobs which young people eventually did were determined not so much by the development of their inner drives , as by the structure of opportunities by which they were surrounded — the kinds of jobs which were available for them to do in the labour market . |
| 9 | No reports were available for us to see , although there were files on the children in each area . |
| 10 | During the months of recuperation and the months of rediscovering himself as a changed person , a quick-tempered , irritable person , nervous and hypochondriacal , Tom thought of sex and love as remote concepts that were not for him , that were ridiculous for him to consider . |
| 11 | Particularly away to Stuttgart when Leeds were desperate for someone to hold onto the ball to give the defence some respite . |
| 12 | She did this quickly as visiting time was over and the staff were anxious for us to leave . |
| 13 | It was usual for him to wheedle a few from any European who stopped . ) |
| 14 | You see , Great-Aunt Jane was a skilled dressmaker and made clothes for quite a number of young ladies in Baldersdale , and it was usual for them to try on the new clothes and have the final fittings in the kitchen . |
| 15 | It was usual for us to call when we took the horses over to Mickleton to be shod . |
| 16 | Schiller had pleaded , once again going through the many reasons why it was right for him to gain a seat on the council . |
| 17 | The time was right for me to leave , because I had become stale . |
| 18 | What probably happened was that she suddenly decided the time was right for her to do some publicity and she had something to talk about , her book , Elizabeth Takes off . |
| 19 | I explained that we men were ready to stay if the meeting felt it was right for us to do so . |
| 20 | Chris Law , who had calculated it was possible for him to stay in the series , led the fleet after a blinding first beat sailed in a wind of 20 knots . |
| 21 | Thus it was possible for him to find his own men in the army which he was attacking . |
| 22 | And maybe then you would like to see society move towards a situation in which the role of women was recognised in such a way that it was possible for them to leave their babies in creches , would you , or |
| 23 | For this reason she remained at Saint Cloud while the Ministers remained in Paris , since it was possible for them to consult the Regent if they thought it necessary . |
| 24 | Alexandra wondered if there was a feature in it : successful younger women , the varied careers it was possible for them to take up these days , the chances they had to rise to the top in their chosen professions , whether or not those professions were less orthodox than the ones chosen by their male counterparts . |
| 25 | Certainly there were part-time specialists operating in settlements like Palaikastro which had no temple , so it was possible for them to work geographically separate from the temple centres . |
| 26 | At last it was possible for them to achieve absolute precision . |
| 27 | All we asked was if it was possible for them to come through Halam and go down School Lane to pick to get an extra bus service at Halam . |
| 28 | Everything they had seen had registered in their subconscious mind without them even being aware of it and , using hypnosis , it was possible for them to recall facts and images they did not even realise they knew . |
| 29 | And in that moment she wished with every fibre of her being that it really was possible for her to stay away . |
| 30 | As the pairs had a pattern to follow which was dictated by the components of their task — lexis , structure , discourse function — it was possible for me to stop the discussions from time to time to concentrate the attention of the whole group on specific issues like , for example , the meaningful teaching or certain lexis and grammar . |