Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adj] for both " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not enough , therefore , to say that more women should do science , or that domestic economy should be compulsory for both sexes ; we have to get to grips with the ways in which ‘ femininity ’ is consistently devalued , both in society generally and specifically in the education system . |
| 2 | For this to work , the same facilities must be available for both sexes . |
| 3 | ‘ It 'll be good for both of you to get out . ’ |
| 4 | You ought to relax a bit , that would be better for both of you . |
| 5 | Griffiths had in fact suggested that rather than try to create new bridging structures by organizational change , it would be better for both statutory authorities to have clearly defined responsibilities and roles which did not overlap . |
| 6 | Obviously it would be better for both parties if all the sponsorship we need comes from a single organisation . |
| 7 | Obviously it would be better for both parties if all the sponsorship we need comes from a single organisation . |
| 8 | Obviously it would be better for both parties if all the sponsorship we need comes from a single organisation . |
| 9 | He wants a girl friend and I want a boy friend , and as I like him ( or at least what I know of him ) and I think he likes me , I think it would be good for both of us if we could be friends . |
| 10 | And I feel if now we deny ourselves our greatest delight and say our love alone shall make us strong , our strength shall not depend on anything but our love then indeed I think we shall be creating an independence of each other , which can only make our binding sympathy more perfect … . for the present , for the 14 months before I am 21 then I have after much real thought , much consideration decided that it would be best for both of us to be separated … |
| 11 | ‘ You must persuade her that it would be best for both of you . |
| 12 | Since semi-detached houses usually share a rainwater system , it would be sensible for both householders to do the calculations for replacing the system together . |
| 13 | It would be painful for both of us , but more for me than for him , for he was young and beautiful and gifted , with the whole world before him . |
| 14 | As a result , it will be suitable for both longitudinal or transverse settings , and can sit low in a chassis . |
| 15 | Oscars are notorious for their habit of becoming ‘ stuck on one type of food and starving them out of it can be painful for both the fish and the keeper . |