Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] for them " in BNC.
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| 1 | They like it up there , it 's cosy for them . |
| 2 | Certainly it 's , it 's , it 's tricky for them , obviously we do n't know how long this strikes going to continue , and people in the area are facing er some initial food shortages , and basic commodities which would normally be moved by road , and indeed even as far as Bilbao this morning , there are a shortage of reported , of a , of basic necessities like milk and bread . |
| 3 | It does n't necessarily mean that they 're unscrupulous in the way that they get their own way ; they just have very clear ideas and it 's impossible for them to see it any other way . ’ |
| 4 | It is impossible , in many ways , for somebody who is erm on benefit and living in independent accommodation with a private landlord often it 's impossible for them to get a job and then cover their rent , so they ca n't get a job . |
| 5 | Although babies do n't really need to wear ‘ proper ’ shoes , it 's nice for them to have a soft covering in ‘ breathable ’ leather to protect their delicate feet . |
| 6 | Needless to say , they have sound commercial reasons for putting this clause in their warranties — if you damage the machine trying to install some extra SIMMs , for example , it 's expensive for them to fix it . |
| 7 | It 's easy for them to say , ‘ Okay , put this in the computer and we 'll find someone to sing it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 's easy for them , is n't it , with their salary index-linked , paid holidays and regular hours — civil servants go home for their supper at 4.30 in the afternoon … |
| 9 | It 's useful for them to know what dads does when he leaves the house to go to work . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's ridiculous for them to be living there at all , of course . |
| 11 | But we 've got a young side at Cardiff now and it 's good for them to play against these players , to see that they 're only human beings after all . ’ |
| 12 | It 's good for them . |
| 13 | I mean it 's good for them learning to be amongst a lot of children and they soon learn that erm they ca n't have their way . |
| 14 | It 's good for them though . |
| 15 | It 's good for them . |
| 16 | It 's good for them ! |
| 17 | I do n't think it 's good for them moving them about from school to school do you ? |
| 18 | I think it 's very important that er females should be taught that it 's pleasurable for them as well , you |
| 19 | It 's dreadful for them , and it might just as easily have been us . |
| 20 | Life , you know , it 's miserable for them . |
| 21 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
| 22 | But usually I decide it 's OK for them , but not for me — I could n't bear it , I 'd feel fat . |
| 23 | But it 's natural for them to lick a wound . |
| 24 | Er , it 's difficult for them . |
| 25 | It 's alright for them to say we 're gon na do this and |
| 26 | By this point people are usually very capable and confident and it 's unusual for them to fail . |
| 27 | In the premier league it 's West Ham against Swindon at Upton Park … last season of course they faced each other in the first division … in London Town came out on top and it was this win that sparked their promotion run … so let's hope it 's lucky for them again |
| 28 | ‘ In Italy young women live with their families ; it is unheard-of for them to leave home . ’ |
| 29 | The fact that growing numbers of students are making the personal decision to go into higher education each year suggests strongly that our system of student support , far from providing a deterrent , is encouraging more people to go into higher education , who perhaps would not have had the confidence to do so or the belief that it is appropriate for them . |
| 30 | Commitment to sport has to be freely given ; it has to be fun ; it can not be foisted on to the poor or the wayward from above because it is good for them . |