Example sentences of "it [modal v] be for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so it must be for your test , you see ? |
| 2 | A writer should suffer and all that — it would be for her own good in the long run . |
| 3 | She 'd had no chance even to tell David that her family would be at OBEX the following day , so it could be as much a shock for him seeing Jennifer as it would be for her sister . |
| 4 | I suspect that for many young Germans it might be pretty meaningless , as it would be for their British or French contemporaries , who simply want to get on with their lives without having to attend to the doings of another generation . |
| 5 | Women factory inspectors agreed that the less work women did in factories the better it would be for their home life and children 's welfare , but they were also forced to admit that working women usually needed their earnings . |
| 6 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 7 | While I am the last to recommend such surgery unnecessarily , there 's no doubt that in Sombro 's case it would be for his own good . |
| 8 | If they do not , it will be for their auditors to discuss the matter with the Task Force , on a no-names basis , if they have misgivings about the acceptability of a treatment proposed by a client which hovers in the often grey border area between good and bad practice , and which might set a precedent for other companies . |
| 9 | If I need to explain anything at all , it will be for his benefit , not yours . ’ |
| 10 | The sooner you can encourage a taste for healthier drink and food , the better it will be for your baby . |
| 11 | If , for whatever reason , you do find that you have a problem with your borrowing , it will be for your benefit and ours to establish the most appropriate way of resolving it . |