Example sentences of "not [prep] us [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not for us to wonder why . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's not for us to chase . |
| 3 | It is not for us to judge . |
| 4 | It is not for us to judge the personal morality of the decisions individuals have taken . |
| 5 | It is for government to say it will not fund us adequately , not for us to go round saying it rather like a lot of sheep . |
| 6 | ‘ It is not for us to steer these people or act on their behalf ’ , said the SPD spokesman Eduard Heussen . |
| 7 | Seems I was right all the same , and if Harry 's got money to spare as he does n't know what to do with , then it 's not for us to deny his right to spend it any whichaway he pleases . |
| 8 | It is not for us to decide whether or not a book is racist or obscene or seditious ; society has laid down laws to make such judgments and has conferred upon statutory bodies the power to advise and assess on such matters — however imperfect or fickle such institutions may appear in their assessments . |
| 9 | It 's not for us to decide necessarily that we will we will treat effluence to a certain standard and pass the costs on to you , because that 's where it all goes to . |
| 10 | What 's in store for us then is not for us to ordain . |
| 11 | Given the reaction that we are getting , it is probably not for us to defend our policy — it is more for the Opposition to tell us how darkness , secrecy and the protection of a closed professional world will serve the public good in education . |
| 12 | The elders in the congregation will take careful note of what 's happening in the circuit with regards to these figures and the standard of er talks and so forth and the standard of teaching , well it 's not for us to quibble about it is it ? |
| 13 | I do n't make any apologies for that , and maybe it is going over the old ground , but unless we do it , unless we try to do it , if we 've done it the way before been and it has n't produced what we , what we want , then surely it 's not for us to sit back and say , ‘ Well , it 's been through that and it has n't worked ’ , surely we ought to try again , and that 's what I hope to be doing , sort of value your support and see you . |
| 14 | It is not for us to say we are going to do it . |
| 15 | Whether pope and curia can or should win such battles is not for us to say . |
| 16 | Whether this is important to you is not for us to say . |
| 17 | It is not for us to query his decisions . |
| 18 | Er , because er , we , do we want the rest of the world to follow us , not for us to follow the rest of the world . |
| 19 | I would not exclude a consideration of the greenbelt functions served by the area , but it is not for us to question the correctness of the approval by the Secretary of State for the Environment of the general extent of the greenbelt for York . |
| 20 | It is not for us to make political decisions . |
| 21 | And where such statutory means are slow to act or uncertain of their action it is not for us to make pre-emptive strikes in the name of propriety . |
| 22 | Because er , inevitably man has got ta leave their home , even if they 've had a father erm who 's been a if they 've had no father at all , they 're gon na leave and they 're gon na face a world where they have to be a man and they 're gon na have to find their own male morals , and I think the , the responsibility , basically , has got ta come to men to change not for us to change them . |
| 23 | The hon. Gentleman will understand that it is not for us to tie the hands of the Government of Kenya but to encourage , offer help and point the way whenever we possibly can . |
| 24 | I knew when we unwrapped it , it was not for us to meddle with . ’ |
| 25 | That is not for us to meddle with . |
| 26 | I mean , it 's not for us to look into , but , |