Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] [not/n't] for him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost immediately on arrival , surrounded by the cosmopolitan excitement of New York , its immense anonymity , the total lack of personal interest shown towards him after having been the centre of warmth and appreciation in Montreal , he knew that it was not for him . |
| 2 | The Commissioner pointed out that it was not for him to decide how statutes should be interpreted but he was satisfied that the complaints about odours from the factory had not been ignored . |
| 3 | ‘ I would n't be at Arsenal if it was n't for him . |
| 4 | If it was n't for him , I 'd have talked Dimitri round . |
| 5 | ‘ Look , if it was n't for him … ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If it was n't for him we 'd still have the empire . ’ |
| 7 | If it was n't for him it would have been in bits . |
| 8 | It was comforting and easy , but it was n't for him . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I simply can not believe that , for it is not for him to say . |