Example sentences of "it 's [not/n't] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 What he said was , ‘ It 's not for me to say , Aggie , it 's for her .
2 It 's not for me to say , sir .
3 Whether or not Harry is the right man for you , it 's not for me to say .
4 well it 's not for me to say .
5 It 's not for me to approve or disapprove . ’
6 It 's not for me to come to you , it 's for you to get rid of it .
7 ‘ Well it 's not for me to advise you , of course … ’
8 It 's not for me to question orders , but I should have thought that running him to earth would be a simple police job . "
9 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.
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 ?
13 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 .
14 It 's not for us to chase .
15 I mean , it 's not for us to look into , but ,
16 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 .
17 And they say ‘ It 's not for you to think . ’
18 ‘ What a pity it 's not for you to guarantee !
19 It 's not for you to understand , ’ Nanny said , stifling a small hiccup .
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