Example sentences of "[modal v] be for [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These might have been held to be missing links in a chain of which the links were very small in some places , and large ( so far ) in others ; but this idea conflicted with the notion that God would have created the best of all possible worlds , which should therefore not change over time since all change must be for the worse . |
| 2 | It would have been a distressing upheaval indeed — I think Elizabeth found ‘ Braemar ’ so depressing that she did not enter as deeply as I into Ivy 's sufferings ; she could not help hoping that a change might be for the better . |
| 3 | She knew that her uncle 's death would radically change her position but did she , as she said , believe that the change would be for the worse ? |
| 4 | The county council say their changes will be for the better for most passengers and will provide improvements in services in the Alton area . |
| 5 | I know people say well oh it 's , of course it 's changed ownership , well things change ownership and it can be for the better as well for the worst ca n't it ? |