Example sentences of "[be] it for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Far be it for me to be lofty about such things , but some of us dry our clothing . ’
2 That would be a good move — but far be it for me to advise the Prime Minister on that point .
3 Only problem was , and far be it for me to dampen any thrashing of another team , was that Wimbledon were allowed to play for a good bit in the second half and could have come back .
4 I think , Bill , really you far be it for me to try and teach you your job , but you ought to have perhaps gone back a little bit and wondered why we were all in this position , because you have us in year after year talking about budgets that are made and budgets which improve services , and and we need to be absolutely clear that this budget does not improve services at all , that this budget does very severe damage to services , that the budget that has gone through the Council identifies nearly eight million pounds taken off service provision erm and that can not be done under the Conservatives by making erm a budget with the Liberal Democrats have proved that it ca n't be done , in spite of their previous comments , without pain to services .
5 But far be it for us to shed crocodile tears over the bruised egos of our male counterparts .
6 Far be it for me to mention Huntingdon district council but that is one which
7 Far be it for me to say that this is the sort of budget that conservatives ought to applaud because it is after all , a budget that is guided by a feeling that councils should provide services and they should orientate their services to the least communities , to be guided by equal opportunities and by egalitarians and that 's what this group has always stood for , this is the budget that we present tonight and I would hope that it would get a far better and far larger measure of support than perhaps of course been the case in the past .
8 Right that 's it for you , they did one six stroke P F three nine five five eight stroke nine one .
9 Who 's it for you ?
10 I think this is it for him .
11 ‘ How much is it for me ? in he asked .
12 Is it for me ?
13 Is it for me ?
14 Is it for me ?
15 Is it for me to go ?
16 Is it for me Phil this one is it ?
17 Is it for her ?
18 They will be confused as to why people like them , is it the cash or is it for them ?
19 ( 3 ) What is it for someone to act with a view to his moral obligations ?
20 I know it 's basically to suit me , but how easy is it for you to get down to Victoria ? ’
21 How important is it for you to go home with a tan ?
22 Equally , how easy is it for you to conceive of another subject of experience , one who is not you ?
23 How is it for you ?
24 Is it for you , or is it a matter for the Select Committee on Privileges ?
25 Is it for you or not ?
26 is it for you ?
27 Can I ask madam chairman , is it is it for anything else except football ?
28 Those that did n't , that was it for them . ’
29 Was it for something he did up here — in the islands ? ’
30 ‘ Mon Cheri , ’ he 'd say , and that was it for me .
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