Example sentences of "it be not [prep] he [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 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.
2 It 's not like him to grumble at a bitch .
3 ‘ Well , I simply can not believe that , for it is not for him to say .
4 She was standing straight , looking in his direction but seemingly through him , and the strange look on her face brought him around fully , and he was about to speak , not with the intention of giving her the true version of why he wanted to volunteer , for it was n't in him to hurt her to that extent , but she turned from him and , quietly opening the door , went out .
5 Since George always did the arriving early and the saving of places , it was not for him to complain .
6 Tuan Ti Fo smiled , knowing it was not for him to ask , nor for them to answer .
7 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 .
8 It was not like him to delay .
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