Example sentences of "it [be] for [pron] to have " in BNC.
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1 | She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . " |
2 | Can you imagine how bitter it is for me to have to write that sentence ? |
3 | 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 . |
4 | I can tell him how important it is for us to have a home of our own . |
5 | You do n't know Stella , what er a delight it is for us to have you . |