Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It became easy for The Smiths to retain their true audience .
2 The net result was a political atmosphere ‘ in which it became impossible for the police as a whole to avoid a distortion of priorities and for individual police officers it became more and more difficult to disentangle fact from prejudice in assessing those whom they were sent to police ’ ( McCabe and Wallington , 1988:134–5 ) .
3 Eventually it became necessary for a place of safety order to be made and for care proceedings to be instituted .
4 The very corpses were thought to be contagious ; in some parishes attempts were made to prevent their burial in consecrated ground , and it became necessary for the parson to conduct the service under cover of darkness .
5 In fact , it was only as a consequence of this earlier work of literary , linguistic , and historical categorizing that it became possible for a sense of national and vernacular " ancestry " to challenge the cultural and educational rule of the classical languages and literatures .
6 It was not until the Life Peerages Act 1958 that it became possible for a woman to be created a life peer and sit and not until the Peerage Act 1963 that hereditary peeresses in their own right were allowed to join them .
7 In other words , it became possible for the intensity of development to be determined in advance by a local authority .
8 Instead , it became possible for the Poles to compete on the open market and to bid against the Commission with capital made available by the Polish banks .
9 Through the composition of the Committee it became legitimate for the Board and the District to negotiate with the LEAs jointly or independently over their provision — a new development which Jacques valued highly as it was an explicit , formal recognition of the District as the Responsible Body for the organisation of WEA classes and courses .
10 In default of this being taken up , however , it became lawful for the mineral or metal to be disposed of as convenient .
11 The durations prescribed by the Royal College when it became responsible for the curriculum and examination have steadily increased .
12 It became common for a register or matricula of names to be kept .
13 Order 20 , r 12A provides as follows : ( 1 ) Subject to paragraph ( 2 ) , at any stage in an action or matter the court may , if it thinks fit for the purpose of disposing fairly and expeditiously of the action or matter and saving costs , direct any party to serve on the other parties , on such terms as the court shall think just , written statements of the oral evidence which the party intends to lead on any issues of fact to be decided at the trial and RSC Ord 38 , r 2A shall apply to a direction under this rule .
14 The court can make such orders as it thinks fit for the enforcement of the duty to submit a statement of affairs and similar duties ( r 7.20 ) .
15 It says much for the resilience of the club , however , that for most of this period a healthy League position was held ( lowest finishing place was fourteenth in 1966 ) and Chapman would be proud to know that , nearly fifty years after his death , Arsenal are the longest surviving member of the First Division .
16 It says much for the sense of humour of the untidy , bespectacled architect that after the initial shock of the Princess 's request , he accepted the relatively minor commission of building a dolls ' house for the Queen with enthusiasm , and immediately visited the Princess to discuss the project , bringing with him a mutual friend , Sir Herbert Morgan , President of the Society of Industrial Artists .
17 It says much for the calibre of Mrs Kirkley that , after greeting Aggie with an inclination of her head and a smile , she looked at Millie , who was handing her the present , and said , ‘ Oh , thank you very much , Millie ; I 'm sure they 'll be delightful .
18 It says much for the tolerance and humanity of the family that among the guests was a group of German POWs .
19 If a flagrant oversight like this could occur it says little for the prospects of men of lowly status being correctly recorded .
20 I appreciate the arguments that go on nowadays , but let us not forget that the old crossings were not suitable for the disabled , which is why , in the case to which I am referring , it seemed unnecessary for the authority to insist on a ramp being built .
21 In this situation it seemed appropriate for the staff at Perth College to offer educational opportunities which would parallel those available in other music fields .
22 It seemed impossible to reconcile the ideal of the simple monastic life with a great religious order , just as it seemed impossible for the papacy to exercise leadership without becoming an autocratic bureaucracy .
23 ‘ Will it keep fine for the shoot ?
24 An order for such examination will be made ‘ where it appears necessary for the purposes of justice ’ .
25 Nowadays , with psychedelic craziness back on the agenda , it seems overdue for a revival .
26 He says this because it seems pointless for the sun to have done all this work , and then let war spoil everything and killing off the sun 's children .
27 Although there is no example in the cases , it seems possible for an employer to appropriate the goodwill which an employee brings with him by express provision .
28 It seems sensible for the inspectorate to maintain that national curriculum .
29 My peg was on a gravel point , it looked perfect for the stick float but as I was fishing for a good weight I opted to start on the feeder .
30 It looked good for the cherry and whites , as they turned round at half time with an 8-0 lead .
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