Example sentences of "be [adj] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would not be right for me to say that he was wrongly ennobled , because I know too little about him to be able to detect whatever surprising quality it was that commended itself to Harold Wilson for admission to the House of Lords . |
| 2 | I shall discuss with my right hon. Friend whether it would be right for me to arrange a debate next week , as the hon. Gentleman suggests . |
| 3 | If I judge that the agreement is not in the interests of this country , it would not be right for me to sign it and I will not sign it . |
| 4 | I guess it would n't be right for me to differ with him . |
| 5 | But Graham refused to single out Wright for special condemnation after a stormy game featuring five bookings , saying : ‘ It would not be right for me to focus on just one player . |
| 6 | ‘ She told me it would n't be right for him to work , her mother said . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed , though while she felt it would not be right for her to question him about his employer , she could see no reason — since he must be aware of the contents of Ven Gajdusek 's desk diary — for not mentioning , ‘ I came here specifically to interview Mr Gajdusek last Friday , but — ’ |
| 8 | She said : ‘ Stop thinking like that , I 'm not going to tell you every thing that happens , because it would n't be right for you to know . |
| 9 | So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said , ‘ It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables . |
| 10 | And so , ’ said Zeinab , ‘ since you do not love me , properly , not truly , not the way I love you , it would not be right for us to make love . ’ |
| 11 | What actually happened is that my Group said simply that our proposals for 11 to 16 year olds were built on our work for the primary stages , and that it would be absurd for us to bring out our second Report if its proposals were out of tune with the earlier attainment targets . |
| 12 | I write with a strong sense of the necessity of continuing our — talk , and without premeditation , under the impression that you were indeed as much struck as I was by our quite extraordinary to ask if it would be possible for me to call on you , perhaps one day next week . |
| 13 | It would be possible for me to call them all if they were to limit their speeches to 10 minutes . |
| 14 | Moreover having gone as far as this I do not believe that it would be possible for me to hold the line and refuse to answer any further questions about the composition and activities of the Committees . |
| 15 | ‘ Then — do you think it would be possible for me to take Azor for a walk ? ’ |
| 16 | However , it might be possible for me to detect and summon the ship if I was taken above the atmosphere . |
| 17 | would it be possible for me to pay my half of that and the s pay the other half because I 'm not i it it 's really started to worry me and concern me a lot |
| 18 | I had no way of telling what time it was , but surely it might soon be possible for me to escape from my desert island and make my way back to the cottage and a warm bed . |
| 19 | " Would it be possible for me to meet them , monsieur ? " |
| 20 | She did not know whether it would be possible for her to continue in office , such was the damage done to her within her own ministry and her own staff . |
| 21 | Tonight there was a moon , starlight even , and he knew that after a few minutes away from the house it would be possible for her to see with surprising clarity ; but moon or no moon , it seemed to make little difference to her and she 'd been spending hours abroad at even the deepest , darkest point in the cycle . |
| 22 | She behaved as she had never thought it would be possible for her to behave . |
| 23 | While she waited , she had rehearsed what she considered a dignified little speech for Sister Ignatia , explaining that , for this first term , it would not be possible for her to pay the fees in advance , as was customary , but that she would … |
| 24 | She considered approaching him and asking if it might be possible for them to spend more time together , but the difference of nine years in their age put her in awe of him still , and she decided it was not her place to make such suggestions . |
| 25 | We also told him that , as a matter of policy , regardless of the legal situation , we certainly would n't be prepared to offer the painting for sale unless it had first been offered to the museum to see whether it would be possible for them to re-acquire it . |
| 26 | 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 ? |
| 27 | If a person develops these attributes over time , it must be possible for them to develop with practice in later life or through training . |
| 28 | In the first place developing countries accepted the loans that were thrust at them because they believed what the West was telling them — that it would be possible for them to industrialize , to develop their economies to the point where paying back the loan later on would be an easy matter . |
| 29 | It would be possible for him to wear her down , so she must be ultra-careful and protect herself . |
| 30 | I can not promise a statement , but the hon. Gentleman knows that it will be possible for him to raise the matter at other times , such as on the Adjournment . |