Example sentences of "[modal v] be for him [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 It must be for him to decide on the disposition of his force and the concentration of his resources on any particular crime or area .
2 It must be for him to decide on the disposition of his force and the concentration of his resources on any particular crime or area .
3 It is for the judge alone to determine facts upon which the admissibility of evidence depends and , similarly , it must be for him to satisfy himself as to matters involved in an application to stay because of abuse or , as the judge preferred , ‘ misuse ’ — of process .
4 ‘ What I 'd like would be for him to go back to that first wife of his . ’
5 The Court would however respectfully disagree with the observation made in Emerson that no purpose would be served by bringing the jury back into open court to hear the tape ; this was a matter for the judge 's discretion but the better practice would be for him to order the reassembling of the court so that the jury could hear the tape in open court .
6 Maman 's perception had probably told how impossible it would be for him to part with any of her things in his lifetime .
7 A natural follow-up would be for him to make a model van , perhaps like one of his dad 's .
8 ‘ He had asked the country for a mandate for Tariff Reform , this had been refused , and the honourable thing would be for him to resign at once . ’
9 For example , the Football ( Offences ) Act 1991 says : ‘ It is an offence for a person … to go onto the playing area … without lawful authority or lawful excuse , which shall be for him to prove . ’
10 It will be for him to decide , in the light of all the evidence , whether in respect of the relief claimed Hambros Jersey has a sufficient connection with England for it to be just for the English court to grant such relief .
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