Example sentences of "for [pron] to [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These phenomena are observed too often for them to be the product of the individual 's development alone . |
| 2 | ‘ It is n't convenient for me to be the subject of a whole lot of unpleasant rumours ! |
| 3 | The sceptic suggests that the two are only contingently related , i.e. that it is quite possible for there to be the one without the other , and that in fact for all we know this is how things are . |
| 4 | ‘ But I still feel he has all the attributes of a top midfield player and the potential is there for him to be the best in the country . ’ |
| 5 | She waited for him to be the first to speak , determined to take her lead from him . |
| 6 | Later , later , she would tell him — of the embassy , Papa and J.D. — but for the moment it was enough for her to be the wounded girl whom he had healed . |
| 7 | Yes , if you look at it in a certain light , as those philosophers are apt to who go on to say that there must ( 286 ) have been more than the sentence in my mind for it to be the case that I meant such and such . |
| 8 | For instance , what it is for there to be a red rose in this darkened room is for it to be the case that if I were to turn the light on , I would make a certain observation , and if I were then to move to another place , I would make an observation rather different , and if you were to come in , you would observe such and such , and so on . |
| 9 | Certainly a form of production does not have to be numerically dominant ( to be present in a majority of factories , for instance ) for it to be the most important in terms of influence on the economy as a whole . |
| 10 | Having decided that since the CGLI was not really concerned with technician courses , it was inappropriate for it to be the validating body , it seemed hardly logical to give the responsibility to TEC , which had no remit for craft courses . |
| 11 | She sat with the blood thudding in her ears , just as it used to do when her mother began a tirade , and prayed for the impossible , for the carriage to be overturned , for it to be the wrong night , for her to develop a sudden and dangerous illness . |
| 12 | As the hon. Gentleman has raised it , I reply assuming that he has received the permission of the family for it to be the subject of a public exchange . |
| 13 | Time for us to be the herdsmen . |
| 14 | It is not an uncommon circumstance for us to be the appointed auditors of more than one of the companies involved in a transaction . |
| 15 | It is not an uncommon circumstance for us to be the appointed auditors of more than one of the companies involved in a transaction . |
| 16 | It is not an uncommon circumstance for us to be the appointed auditors of more than one of the companies involved in a transaction . |
| 17 | It is not an uncommon circumstance for us to be the appointed auditors of more than one of the companies involved in a transaction . |
| 18 | It is not an uncommon circumstance for us to be the appointed auditors of more than one of the companies involved in a transaction . |
| 19 | It is not an uncommon circumstance for us to be the appointed auditors of more than one of the companies involved in a transaction . |
| 20 | But without your support and your demonstrations and support from whites in other countries with the rugby demonstrations , the cricket , with all aspects that you 've done , you 've also contributed to making it easier for us to be the kind of people we would like to be and I hope in that way we therefore do share as a family and then try and create one world . |
| 21 | Now so much more time has been released for us to be the church but at the same time we have nowhere to hide and nothing to blame ! |