Example sentences of "for it [prep] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |