Example sentences of "[subord] it [modal v] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , if the nature of the privilege going beyond the Bill of Rights had been identified , your Lordships could have determined whether or not such privilege exists , although it would be for the House of Commons to determine whether or not there was an infringement of any privilege found to exist . |
| 2 | Contrary to such a view , black kids believe that , for them , being successful is more difficult than it would be for the white person of comparable proficiency . |
| 3 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 4 | I think life is easier for me than it would be for a lot of working women because of the university creche , which enables me to go to work and sort of see my daughter at lunch time , that sort of thing . |
| 5 | Alex Brown thanked Mr Lang for taking the time to talk to the milk producers present but said : ‘ We know the final decision rests on your shoulders because it will be for the Secretary of State for Scotland to decide on whether proposals for vertically integrated milk co-operatives distort competition after the milk boards are deregulated . ’ |
| 6 | A further question that arises ( and that might be perceived on the face of this problem ) is whether dismissal by the Crown can only be for misbehaviour in office or whether it can be for an offence not related to judicial office or affecting judicial ability . |
| 7 | They know that it would be almost impossible for them , even though it would be for only a week , after which they could return to their comfortable lives . |
| 8 | So — hard as it may be for some people to believe — we disinfected the whole place , sloshing the stuff everywhere . |
| 9 | Tempting as it may be for the harassed mother to jump at the chance of sending her three year old to playschool every morning , imagine the devastating effect this can have when it coincides with the arrival in the home of a brand new baby . |
| 10 | ‘ Actually , hard as it may be for you to believe , I did come for a reason . ’ |
| 11 | War had been declared , and the fate of Czechoslovakia , Austria and Poland was sealed , as it would be for several other countries . |
| 12 | I suspect that for many young Germans it might be pretty meaningless , as it would be for their British or French contemporaries , who simply want to get on with their lives without having to attend to the doings of another generation . |
| 13 | The winner of the President 's Cup , as it would be for at least three more years , was Artisan Secretary and Club Greensman , Bill Steptoe . |
| 14 | The prestige and repute connected to sporting success at school made it a viable , intriguing and challenging venture for her , as it would be for many otherwise nondescript black kids already faced with the adversity of being black in what is perceived to be a hostile environment . |
| 15 | The rest of the journey was an anticlimax by comparison , as it would be for passengers approaching Perth from the Pacific . |
| 16 | She 'd had no chance even to tell David that her family would be at OBEX the following day , so it could be as much a shock for him seeing Jennifer as it would be for her sister . |
| 17 | Caterham is as ready as it can be for the single European market , which is of critical importance since 60% of its production is exported . |
| 18 | Cardiff 's concern , as it will be for everyone else the All Blacks play in their seven matches in Wales , five in Ireland and one in England , is that the tourists match the mood of their public back home . |
| 19 | And her Gran was voicing her mother 's own words : ‘ The best thing you can do is to hang on , as grim as it will be for you , until she 's able to make a choice . |