Example sentences of "it be not [pron] [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not their business to make such inquiries , to put thoughts into children 's minds . ’ |
| 2 | No , it 's not my day to diet , been , been naughty today . |
| 3 | It 's not my way to leave behind a wrecked side |
| 4 | ‘ It 's not my secret to tell . |
| 5 | It 's not my job to implement research . |
| 6 | She said I 've got too many thing to do , it 's not my job to do photocopying . |
| 7 | It 's not my job to decide but if we do well hopefully it ( his captaincy ) might continue . ’ |
| 8 | It 's not my job to get very far ; it 's yours . |
| 9 | Still , it 's not my object to spoil things . |
| 10 | ‘ But it 's not my place to argue . |
| 11 | It 's not my place to talk about her , anyway , but she is wrapped up in her own life , and her husband 's politics — she met him when she belonged to some very radical student group at Oxford . |
| 12 | It 's not my place to tell you whom you should or should n't invite . |
| 13 | As for the patient , it 's not my place to comment on his medical condition , except to say that he is still quite definitely alive and in the best possible hands . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It 's not my intention to stay cooped up in here , waiting for them to go on with their little games . ’ |
| 15 | It 's not my intention to jeopardise your recovery in any way . ’ |
| 16 | It 's not your place to give him orders . ’ |
| 17 | It 's not your place to speak out . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's not your job to think . ’ |
| 19 | It 's not your job to think . |
| 20 | So we wish therefore to remove this first constraint on our powers and I 'd emphasise again that it is , is our intention to use , it 's not our intention to use the wider powers to increase the risks , it 's simply to improve er , our ability to gain the best returns and satisfy the objectives of the Council . |
| 21 | Things seem hopeless at the moment , but it 's not our policy to let kidnappers get away with their crimes . ’ |
| 22 | But it 's not our job to think about that , it 's outside our influence . |
| 23 | yes , but it 's not his day to bring bread |
| 24 | Youngest on the books is 14 , but Dr Caroline Marfleet , senior medical officer for family planning in North Essex , stresses it is not her job to promote early sex . |
| 25 | Here the value of privacy may act against the interests of family members ; neighbours may consider that it is not their business to interfere and the beaten wife-at least before the growth of women 's self-help centres — may find that she has nowhere to go ( Pizzey , 1974 ) . |
| 26 | In many cases teachers have been indoctrinated with the view that it is not their job to encourage competitive sports . |
| 27 | Although the approach of this book makes its political stance clear , it is not its intention to undertake a wide-ranging critique of various models of social change . |
| 28 | You will not always be able to influence the actions and reactions of others — but then it is not your responsibility to do so . |
| 29 | The interviewer will organise the best position , it is not your responsibility to do it . |
| 30 | It is not your ability to diet that is in question . |