Example sentences of "it be not for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Though it is not for me to say that . ’ |
| 32 | It is not for me to say what the states should do although I have a personal view . |
| 33 | It is not for me to help Scottish Tories in those circumstances , but I suggest to them that it may have something to do with the way in which the Government treat Scotland in legislative terms . |
| 34 | ‘ It is not for me to make reparation . |
| 35 | Of course , it is not for me to suggest that I am worthy of ever being placed alongside the likes of the ‘ great ’ butlers of our generation , such as Mr Marshall or Mr Lane — though it should be said there are those who , perhaps out of misguided generosity , tend to do just this . |
| 36 | It is not for me to suggest ways in which the Bill should be improved now ; that is a matter for another day . |
| 37 | You may tell me that your personal life is not my concern and that it is not for me to comment — and you would be justified however , I can not help but make it my concern because I have your future very much at heart . |
| 38 | Asked about the ‘ race question ’ , Mr Taylor said : ‘ It is not for me to start making allegations . ’ |
| 39 | That is for local authorities to decide , and it is not for me to offer them advice . |
| 40 | It is not for me to offer helpful advice to the right hon. Gentleman , but I shall do so : when in a hole , one should stop digging . |
| 41 | ‘ Well , I simply can not believe that , for it is not for him to say . |
| 42 | It is not for us to judge . |
| 43 | It is not for us to judge the personal morality of the decisions individuals have taken . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | It is not for us to say we are going to do it . |
| 46 | ‘ It is not for us to steer these people or act on their behalf ’ , said the SPD spokesman Eduard Heussen . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | It is not for us to make political decisions . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | It is not for us to query his decisions . |
| 52 | It is not for you to say that the defendant foresaw the possibility of hitting the bystander : that is for the jury . |
| 53 | In anger she wrote : — whatever you have a mind to do Ellen it is not for you to dictate Oreste 's future and I confess I was disturbed to have you write as though he were your son and not mine , which he is and you know you can not keep him and that it would be wrong . |
| 54 | It was n't for you to see the point , he said . |
| 55 | It was not for me to tell him . |
| 56 | However , it was not for me to tell him how to treat his advisers , and half an hour later three civil servants arrived with their notebooks whereupon I dictated my suggestions to them . |
| 57 | The policewoman shot her a look which said that it was not for her to say so , even if she , herself , had been thinking it . |
| 58 | It was not for her to criticise him . |
| 59 | If he felt that his work lay here , it was not for her to question his decision , but she sometimes wished that something might happen to make him change his mind . |
| 60 | He had banged his glass on the table and it was not for her to disobey . |