Example sentences of "all it [verb] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | All it took was for one saleslady to tell her she looked lovely and Mrs McMahon was persuaded . |
| 2 | All it takes is for society to accept the conviction that the imposed form of existence does more harm than good . ’ |
| 3 | Their private parts were firmly jammed in the wringer and all it needed was for somebody to the rescue . |
| 4 | All it needed was for the envelope to be stuck down . |
| 5 | Little damage had been done , all it needed was for the cargo to be reassembled , but , while several tourists were rushing energetically around attempting to do this , the drivers of the carts had taken time off to chat . |
| 6 | ‘ All it needs is for a journalist to go down to Abbotsfield . ’ |
| 7 | And Carol and Ann are white and all it needs is for one of them to lead the other , censoring friendship , arousing hostility . |