Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] for [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 I can assure you , from some very solid experience , it 's asking for trouble to be obstructive . ’
2 After monitoring the performance of the engine on the rig , it is prepared for despatch to the customer .
3 It is pressing for companies to be required by law to disclose details of trade effluents .
4 It was hoped to use the Crown allotment in Exmoor Forest for this purpose , but after partition the Commissioners decided that it would not in fact be suitable , and in 1818 it was sold for £50,000 to a Mr Knight , who enclosed it .
5 Usually , this is granted to publications written by the clergy and approved by the church — in our case , it was awarded for services to the lesbian and gay community , and for generally being a good magazine .
6 Again , the relatively popular policy of the privatization of industry fell on stony ground when it was proposed for extension to the electricity supply industry and to water services .
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