Example sentences of "it is [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is nonsense for us to debate such matters in Committee for an hour and a half and then , at the end of the debate , we vote not on the merits of the matter but on whether it has been considered . |
| 2 | Kenny does the same , and he relates animal wants to Aristotle 's notion of epithumia , or sensual desire : ‘ It is felt desire , and it is desire for something now , desire which is more or less continuously felt until it is satisfied ( like hunger , sleepiness , thirst ) ’ ( 1975 : 49 ) . |
| 3 | It is tuition for her and helps her to get over a lot of barriers about performing live in front of demanding and sometimes difficult audiences . |
| 4 | He must be able to stamp his authority not only on his team but on the peloton as a whole , directing the whole tenor of the race before it is time for him to go to the front and win . |
| 5 | ‘ Maybe it is time for me to get angry and fight back at those who are fighting me , ’ she said . |
| 6 | You must excuse me now , Isabel , it is time for my rest . ’ |
| 7 | Then it is time for it to find a suitable spot to turn into a chrysalis . |
| 8 | ‘ It is time for you to be down to sleep Janet ’ said her Dad . |
| 9 | ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It is time for you to serve me . ’ |
| 11 | It is time for us to thank . |
| 12 | ‘ Now it is time for us to part , alas , alas ! |
| 13 | That it is time for us to take our rightful place . |
| 14 | It is time for our expedition to begin . |
| 15 | I have some wonderful memories which I will always cherish but it is time for someone else to take over . |