Example sentences of "it be [not/n't] for you [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 6 If you teach abroad , respect the customs and conventions of the country ; it 's not for you to shock or try to change their society . |
| 2 | And they say ‘ It 's not for you to think . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ What a pity it 's not for you to guarantee ! |
| 4 | ‘ It 's not for you to understand , ’ Nanny said , stifling a small hiccup . |
| 5 | It is not for you to say that the defendant foresaw the possibility of hitting the bystander : that is for the jury . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It was n't for you to see the point , he said . |
| 8 | ‘ It was not for you to say , ’ said Sarah proudly . |