Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It is clearly laid down in the Act that it is for them to consider whether or not the nuisance exists , whether or not it has been abated , and whether it still exists , and , if it does , it is for them to consider which of the requirements of the abatement notice are to be carried out or how otherwise the nuisance is to be abated .
2 He takes the understandable view that it is for him to take the first steps in Russia , which he is doing to keep the scientists in Russia .
3 ‘ It seems like a nightmare , ’ said Breeze in bewilderment ; ‘ but it 's much , much worse for you than it is for me .
4 Well it 's probably gon na be easier asking you to nip up to shop than it is for me trying to get back .
5 We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home .
6 It is much more effort for the speechreader than it is for you .
7 ‘ It 's in their interests to address the issue and it 's for them to decide whether change is cost effective , but it 's in our interests too . ’
8 Parliament has placed the primary responsibility for their enforcement on local authorities and it is for them to decide their own course of action .
9 The hope is to set up groups across Scotland to discuss health issues on a local level and it is for them that the recruitment drive has been started .
10 However , as was made clear by the Divisional Court , the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide , after receiving the Parole Board 's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , when actual release should take place .
11 ‘ the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide , after receiving the Parole Board 's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , when actual release should take place .
12 –This is the fourth annual report which I have presented to the Village Association in the last five years and it is for me the most pleasing , not because I am standing down as chairman but because I feel that it is the most positive report that I have been able to give .
13 ‘ This is the fourth annual report which I have presented to the Village Association in the last five years and it is for me the most pleasing , not because I am standing down as chairman but because I feel that it is the most positive report that I have been able to give .
14 ‘ All right , well I have told you that the facts are for you ; you have seen all the witnesses in the case , you have heard them and it is for you to assess their evidence and to decide which of them you believe , if any , which of them you disbelieve , if any .
15 Each image is like a candle and it is for us to embroider our minds so that they are like the constellations of the heavens — Rumi 's harvest of stars .
16 And it is for us surely to open ourselves without prejudice to the shape that it will take in the future .
17 Well , I says to him , I 'm getting sick of these calls cos you do n't know if it 's for him or him .
18 If it 's for you , you would want to open it yourself .
19 It is not for teachers to tell them what to believe or value , but it is for them to try to equip pupils in such a way that they can enter into the debate and develop a coherent and perceptive worldview for themselves .
20 The specimen may be of blood or urine , but it is for me to decide which .
21 Come here to see me if you will ; mother asks you , and I want you , but it is for you to come or not as you feel best , or as you like .
22 But it is for you already , any fool can see you 're in no shape to continue .
23 ‘ Call it a wedding gift , ’ he advised harshly , ‘ but it is for you alone , not a thing to share with your future husband .
24 But it 's for me too — I got such a buzz out of seeing the kids ’ faces at that show .
25 Now this last one here is called Living the Prayer and it 's like the other quite a few of the others , erm but it 's for you , it 's not for not for us it 's not to be shared .
26 It 's very little , all I 've managed to save , but it 's for you to use until I come back .
27 this freedom we talk about is worthy of their support because it is for them we fight ; it is for the establishment of a social system that is going to provide them with the opportunity and the means to develop all that is best in them and the Nation .
28 . Let me say now , that most of things that we do in this part of the course , I do n't ask you to tell me what you 've written down , stress is a very personal thing , your reaction to it , so do n't worry , you write down anything that you want to write down , because it is for you .
29 Then I inhale long and slowly , because it 's for me to make the move .
30 You come and go with your offerings of help and affection , knowing that what they really need is a constant presence , and sometimes this knowledge can be as painful for you as it is for them .
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