Example sentences of "it be [adj] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheep graze up to its walls , mellow with yellow lichen , and the reedy dykes which surround it are famous for their marsh frogs , whose operatic baritone can be heard a mile away on May nights . |
| 2 | Will it be hard for my wife ? ’ |
| 3 | And would n't it be neat for his IRA friends to bait the trap for Fraser 's wife with her own brother . |
| 4 | It 's due for its MOT test . |
| 5 | It 's wrong to assume that just because a cream says it contains plant extracts it 's better for your skin . |
| 6 | It 's better for your health ! |
| 7 | Standing astride the Cat 's Back ridge in the Black Mountains with valleys on three sides it 's impossible for your spirits not to soar with the buzzards flying high overhead . |
| 8 | Particularly with large dogs , it 's essential for their future control and success as a pet that simple training in the basic commands , such as ‘ sit ’ , ‘ stay ’ , ‘ down ’ , ‘ come ’ and ‘ stop ’ are taught as soon as the puppy is taken on . |
| 9 | They let all the big companies go round digging holes in the road , and when people fall in and complain they say it 's all for their own good , and after a while they hope the people will revolt so they can give the police guns and thin out the population , and then they 'll have a police state — which is what they 've always wanted — and the rich will be able to live in peace . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But , ’ said Flaherty , ‘ it 's all for your exaltednesses to say . ’ |
| 11 | If they were good , you would say it 's good for our art-form , but when they 're not and they take our money , that makes me mad . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's good for our mum , because we can help her , if we want to , ’ says Richard . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's good for your face and keeps you looking younger . ’ |
| 14 | Oh gosh , that 's good for you , you know it 's good for your co-ordination . |
| 15 | It 's good for your sex life ! |
| 16 | So unless your client lives and works a considerable distance from your office , or is unwell , it 's best for your client to come to you to execute the documents . |
| 17 | It 's perfect for our purposes because it 's only some thirty miles from the Château de Belle Ile where the Führer 's conference takes place . ’ |
| 18 | No they do n't it 's bad for her diet . |
| 19 | An amendment that the palace be run jointly with the Graduate Union was turned down on the grounds that ‘ the Graduates are too old and it 's bad for their health . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It 's bad for your digestion , mother , too much tea . ’ |
| 21 | Officially it 's bad for your health . |
| 22 | It 's bad for your health |
| 23 | I might as well say it ; I am fed up with people writing to me and saying : ‘ Do n't touch the Ouija board ; it 's bad for your health ’ . ’ |
| 24 | Yes I do know it 's bad for my health as a matter of fact , that 's why I like it . |
| 25 | ‘ Do n't do that , Irish , it 's bad for my blood pressure , ’ he murmured in her ear . |
| 26 | It 's bad for my nerves — and unnecessary . |
| 27 | It 's different for your father to have certain ideas . |
| 28 | It 's important for her morale . ’ |
| 29 | And it 's important for our staff to be aware of that , and to realize that we have got ta continue to give , those two clients I believe in particular , the best possible service we can provide . |
| 30 | It 's renowned for its wine . |