Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [be] for the " in BNC.

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1 But at the conference it was for the first time agreed to allow the constituency parties to elect their own separate representatives to the National Executive , and this at once led to the appearance in this category of Sir Stafford Cripps , Professor Harold Laski and D. N. Pritt — all advocates of close collaboration with the Communist Party , and Pritt indistinguishable from an actual card-carrying member .
2 What utter and unbelievable nonsense it is for the Labour Group to claim that the Conservative Group have sought to exploit the needs of people with disabilities in order to gain political advantage .
3 Lassa Java pushed him early on … what a night it was for the Meek family from the Forest of Dean as they watched their dogs dominate …
4 He would n't be allowed to race if his eye was bad , but she knew only too well what a punishing endurance it was for the drivers .
5 ‘ It is clear that when the section 8(6) procedure comes into operation it is for the police officer to make the decision whether the sample to be provided shall be a sample of blood or urine , but the police officer must convey to the defendant that the sample to be required may be of either blood or urine and must give the defendant an opportunity to consider which sample he would prefer to give if the choice were his and any reasons he has for that preference .
6 I think that the hon. Gentleman knows that in the first instance it is for the mineral planning authority to decide whether to revoke the planning consent for extractions and whether such action is warranted .
7 For one thing it is for the Holy Spirit to tell us in that hour what we are to say , and for another thing the people we prove to be in that hour will be determined , not by our thinking about that hour , but by our thinking and living in this hour .
8 For that 's the way it is for the talented twosome .
9 In cases of doubt it is for the court to decide whether a witness is an expert or not after considering his qualifications and experience .
10 Structure for the translator is not the problem it is for the composer of an original work of the order of the Song .
11 Where communication is a problem it is for the local authority to find a way round this .
12 WHILE watching the Olympic boxing , I realised what a sensible idea it is for the amateur fighters to wear headguards to protect them from brain injuries .
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