Example sentences of "it be [adj] [prep] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | They knew only , as they retraced their steps through the deep woodland of the park , that they could no longer be content at Racedown , even had it been possible for them to remain there . |
| 2 | Health authority meetings ca n't , they are n't very well publicised erm and in fact , sometimes we have go over and , and get our own agendas and er I would suggest that perhaps would it be possible for them to be much better publicised than they currently are ? |
| 3 | Would it be possible for them also to prune this tree hard back so the light can be seen . |
| 4 | If the obvious person to handle the case is busy will it be possible for them to delegate enough of the work for them to take it ? |
| 5 | The assessment by the police is to eliminate erm any officer that er has psychopathic tendencies or er on the other side of the coin , to eliminate those officers that erm might be so timid that they would n't be able to perform the duties should it be necessary for them to fire a weapon . |
| 6 | And would an an apprentice , like somebody who 'd say served say five years as their time , once their time was out would it be common for them to be kept on ? |
| 7 | They are not equipped to care much about the management of the individual firms they own , nor would it be sensible for them to do so : their benefits come from the market 's general performance , not from the particular . |
| 8 | They like it up there , it 's cosy for them . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It 's easy for them to say , ‘ Okay , put this in the computer and we 'll find someone to sing it . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ 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 … |
| 16 | It 's useful for them to know what dads does when he leaves the house to go to work . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's ridiculous for them to be living there at all , of course . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | It 's good for them . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It 's good for them though . |
| 22 | It 's good for them . |
| 23 | It 's good for them ! |
| 24 | I do n't think it 's good for them moving them about from school to school do you ? |
| 25 | Yeah it 's good of them |
| 26 | Alright , number five then , Healthmaster is not available to , and this caused a few upsets as well , erm , A employed persons , well quite obviously it 's available to them . |
| 27 | It 's produced by Oxford Housing Aid , and it 's available from them for two pounds . |
| 28 | I think it 's very important that er females should be taught that it 's pleasurable for them as well , you |
| 29 | It 's dreadful for them , and it might just as easily have been us . |
| 30 | Life , you know , it 's miserable for them . |