Example sentences of "be not for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ It is not for us to steer these people or act on their behalf ’ , said the SPD spokesman Eduard Heussen . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | What 's in store for us then is not for us to ordain . |
| 34 | It is not for us to judge . |
| 35 | It is not for us to judge the personal morality of the decisions individuals have taken . |
| 36 | It is not for us to say we are going to do it . |
| 37 | Whether pope and curia can or should win such battles is not for us to say . |
| 38 | Whether this is important to you is not for us to say . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | That is not for us to meddle with . |
| 42 | It is not for us to query his decisions . |
| 43 | It is not for us to make political decisions . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | ‘ That is not for you to judge , Wilson . ’ |
| 46 | It is not for you to say that the defendant foresaw the possibility of hitting the bystander : that is for the jury . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | So it was , the prophecy was written then by Daniel for our , for our time and it just happened in our , because you know er , when he was er , when he finished the book write written and he said I have seen the , the , the erm visions and I 've heard the voice , but I , and I 've written down what I was told to do , but I do not understand and then the voice said to him well close that down , that book is not for you to understand , the generations that it 's written for , it 's written for the end of the times , they will come to understand it , and you see we actually witnessing what 's happening |
| 49 | What he said was , ‘ It 's not for me to say , Aggie , it 's for her . |
| 50 | He said to Jarvis , ‘ That 's not for me to say , sir , ’ and , less pleasantly , ‘ nor you either . ’ |
| 51 | ‘ It 's not for me to say , sir . |
| 52 | Whether or not Harry is the right man for you , it 's not for me to say . |
| 53 | well it 's not for me to say . |
| 54 | It 's not for me to come to you , it 's for you to get rid of it . |
| 55 | It 's not for me to approve or disapprove . ’ |
| 56 | That 's not for me to find out . ’ |
| 57 | ‘ Well it 's not for me to advise you , of course … ’ |
| 58 | It 's not for me to question orders , but I should have thought that running him to earth would be a simple police job . " |
| 59 | Anyway , look , it 's not for him to say that he 's gon na keep the trades council movement alive , the trades council movement can well look after itself , without the interference of the dead hand of the T U C. |
| 60 | 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 . |