Example sentences of "is for [pron] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home . |
| 2 | Otherwise all we want is for her to have fun , and to enjoy happiness and health . ’ |
| 3 | She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . " |
| 4 | Can you imagine how bitter it is for me to have to write that sentence ? |
| 5 | I can tell him how important it is for us to have a home of our own . |
| 6 | You do n't know Stella , what er a delight it is for us to have you . |
| 7 | He can then argue that once one has advanced beyond the superstition that all desire is for oneself having pleasure , one has no reason of principle for denying the apparent fact that some desire is directed at occurrences not involving oneself at all , but rather the welfare of others . |