Example sentences of "be [adv] for us [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The income from the farm and lands are enough for us to live in comparative comfort without going cap-in-hand to common tradesmen . |
| 2 | ‘ There must be somewhere for us to meet in , ’ said Susan . |
| 3 | Even if we meet with fellow humans from other parts of our globe where the spoken and written languages are different , the common , basic sense of meaning which we carry in our minds is enough for us to communicate through gesture and signs and to know that , should we care to , we can learn each other 's language . |
| 4 | On the other hand we are fortunate indeed if we happen to be in a business that is so secure that it is enough for us to make effortless decisions that never require us to do more than flow along with established patterns . |
| 5 | It is only for us to accept what God in his mystery may send to us . |
| 6 | It is a mere trifle ; it is only for us to keep the fruits of the victory that they have won ’ ( Liverpool , 1903 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ It is not for us to steer these people or act on their behalf ’ , said the SPD spokesman Eduard Heussen . |
| 8 | It is not for us to decide whether or not a book is racist or obscene or seditious ; society has laid down laws to make such judgments and has conferred upon statutory bodies the power to advise and assess on such matters — however imperfect or fickle such institutions may appear in their assessments . |
| 9 | What 's in store for us then is not for us to ordain . |
| 10 | It is not for us to judge . |
| 11 | It is not for us to judge the personal morality of the decisions individuals have taken . |
| 12 | It is not for us to say we are going to do it . |
| 13 | Whether pope and curia can or should win such battles is not for us to say . |
| 14 | Whether this is important to you is not for us to say . |
| 15 | The hon. Gentleman will understand that it is not for us to tie the hands of the Government of Kenya but to encourage , offer help and point the way whenever we possibly can . |
| 16 | I would not exclude a consideration of the greenbelt functions served by the area , but it is not for us to question the correctness of the approval by the Secretary of State for the Environment of the general extent of the greenbelt for York . |
| 17 | That is not for us to meddle with . |
| 18 | It is not for us to query his decisions . |
| 19 | It is not for us to make political decisions . |
| 20 | And where such statutory means are slow to act or uncertain of their action it is not for us to make pre-emptive strikes in the name of propriety . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's not for us to chase . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I mean , it 's not for us to look into , but , |
| 27 | Erm , the money is here for us to allocate . |
| 28 | ‘ Now the chance is there for us to clinch promotion by the end of March . |
| 29 | " But there 's nowhere for us to go , is there , Andrew ? " |
| 30 | And the choice is actually for us to forego the use of those , a much needed use in some instances , in order to get a net income as an alternative to cutting services elsewhere . |