Example sentences of "it be [adv] [prep] us [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not for us to chase . |
| 6 | I mean , it 's not for us to look into , but , |
| 7 | So I said to , and Julian said well he says it 's not worth us doing if he , and I said yeah well , fifteen quid that was cheap ! |
| 8 | It 's not like us nipping down for a pint with the vicar ! ’ |
| 9 | But in captivity there 's nowhere for them to run , so it 's up to us to see they do n't hurt each other badly . ’ |
| 10 | And it 's up to us to negotiate what the potential amount they want . |
| 11 | ‘ The same thing happened to Arsenal last season after Benfica knocked them out , of the European Cup , but they came with a late run and it 's up to us to do the same . |
| 12 | Norwich go to second-placed Coventry today in a surprise top of the table clash and Walker said : ‘ We are in front and it 's up to us stay there . |
| 13 | ‘ So it 's up to us to heal the breach , ’ Louise urged . |
| 14 | Now , as Britain 's No 1 feed company — it 's up to us to maximise our geographical and premier status in the years ahead . |
| 15 | ‘ We have been given another chance and it 's up to us to take it . ’ |
| 16 | But now it 's up to us to lift ourselves out of it . ’ |
| 17 | IT 'S up to us to produce better movies . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's up to us to overturn the deficit without any outside help . |
| 19 | It 's up to us to inform them . |
| 20 | It 's up to us to wrap our technology around their business , ’ Carroll said . |
| 21 | It 's up to us to help them . |
| 22 | For the most part , it 's up to us to follow David Stubbs 's advice : leave and let loose this place , ad drift to the moon . |
| 23 | It 's up to us to make it as perfect as possible . |
| 24 | Basically the system is our cover note book control , er , we issue cover note books to agents and it 's up to us to make sure that they 're all issued in sequence , as their legal documents etc , and a minute a gap comes up we have to chase them etc , it 's run by erm , people quite low units and they scared of a job and tend to put it off as lose , and I want to visit and try and influence them so I can give them some help and to change it and bring it up to date , because it 's er . |
| 25 | In the meantime , we 've got a lot going for us here , and it 's up to us to make the most of it . |
| 26 | Celtic will be even more fired up than usual after the events of last weekend and it 's up to us to make sure there 's no backlash . ’ |
| 27 | It is not for us to judge . |
| 28 | It is not for us to judge the personal morality of the decisions individuals have taken . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | It is not for us to say we are going to do it . |