Example sentences of "it would [be] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't know whether it was because he realised how hard it 'd be for us to get enough for both of us , or whether he knew he was off his head and needed someone around who was n't , y'know what I mean , to look after the kids and sort things out , like .
2 The further west Allied aircraft could be stationed , the easier it would be for them to protect the sea lanes which were vulnerable to enemy air power based in Sicily and Crete .
3 It would be for them to decide what to do with our report .
4 It would be for her a retreat , a spiritual renewal .
5 And it struck Shiona , not for the first time , as she looked into those blue , accusing eyes , how easy it would be for her to clear her name .
6 It was only after I had mentioned Miss Kenton that I suddenly realized how entirely inappropriate it would be for me to continue .
7 I thought what a good idea it would be for me to do the same and I kept this in mind .
8 I think if you were to use another sheet altogether it would be for me at least unnecessary work .
9 " It 's just that it 's all very well to talk about his responsibility and all that — nobody thinks how awful it would be for me to go crawling to him wailing , I 'm in tro-uble ?
10 I have kept my half of the bargain , though I never guessed how costly it would be for me .
11 It would be for me , ’ he said quietly .
12 Think back to Jem Higgins and ask yourself of what use it would be for me to preach your message to him . ’
13 A writer should suffer and all that — it would be for her own good in the long run .
14 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 .
15 Maman 's perception had probably told how impossible it would be for him to part with any of her things in his lifetime .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 His words were enough to throw Lucy into a state of thoughtfulness , forcing her to become aware of how impossible it would be to drag this man within yards of his stepmother — and how futile it would be for herself to harbour any emotional feelings towards him .
19 ‘ How sad it would be for us to lose you to the sea , Señor Capitano . ’
20 What a wonderful thing it would be for us all if we could think of ‘ family ’ in this extended way !
21 McGrath said : ‘ If I had a New Year 's wish , it would be for us and Manchester United to battle it out in a two-horse race for the Championship — and for us to win it for a lot of reasons . ’
22 Gentlemen , I , I , I do believe , fellow councillors , what we 've done now is asked the solicitor to , to take the matter in hand , and so I do think until we 've got advice from him , it would be for us to actually recommend any other
23 I think it would be for us to talk together , the four of us for a start , and er , and bring proper proposals to future meetings would n't it ?
24 ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman .
25 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 .
26 " Because I 've been thinking , " said Dottie , " what a good idea it would be for you to spend Christmas at my place . "
27 It would be for you as well , would n't it .
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