Example sentences of "that it was not for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided it all sounded so complicated that it was n't for me . |
| 2 | I decided that it was not for me and moved over to accountancy — I had always been reasonable at maths — working for the Co-op and attending college part time . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |