Example sentences of "it [is] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 It 's for him to come down here and settle his debts , like everybody else in the valley .
2 Well I er do n't agree that there has been er understaffing and in the statement which I made to the House today I was able to point out what a very big increase in er the total complement of the prison officers has taken place during recent years , but it 's up to Lord Justice Woolf to look in to whatever evidence is put before him , it 's for him to look at the terms of reference and he will no doubt decide what is relevant and what is not .
3 ‘ Well , now that I am here and can have the tale formally , direct from the prior , it 's for me to join him in sending word to the bishop .
4 Then I inhale long and slowly , because it 's for me to make the move .
5 It 's for them to sort out .
6 ‘ 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 . ’
7 It might — it 's for you to decide — be preferable to close Aurae Phiala to the public for some days .
8 Whatever the answer , Philip will meet you at Strata Marcella when he comes from Isambard , and if the man will not come to terms , then it 's for you to act as you think fit . ’
9 It 's very little , all I 've managed to save , but it 's for you to use until I come back .
10 Since you will hold the seller 's share certificate until you hand it over to the buyer on completion together with a transfer of it to the buyer , it 's for you to prepare the transfer , unless you send the certificate to the buyer 's conveyancers for them to prepare the transfer .
11 It 's not for me to come to you , it 's for you to get rid of it .
12 It 's for you to study and peruse so that you
13 The specimen may be of blood or urine , but it is for me to decide which .
14 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 .
15 ‘ 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 .
16 Meanwhile the owner the person who lived a small terraced property , whose garden backs onto the fields tried to get the hounds several dozen hounds off these two dogs who were being savaged to death and he had a heart attack in the process , Chairman and was hospitalized for several weeks That Chairman is the effect of the hunt on one of my constituents whose job it is for me to defend the rights that I was elected here to defend the rights of my constituents , not to be harassed in this manner .
17 She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . "
18 Can you imagine how bitter it is for me to have to write that sentence ?
19 I 've got a sale to go to at nine , and you know how difficult it is for me to get back to sleep once I 've been woken . ’
20 The lower the bed is , the harder it is for me to get out .
21 No ; now it is for me to speak and you to listen . ’
22 Parliament has placed the primary responsibility for their enforcement on local authorities and it is for them to decide their own course of action .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 It is for them to accept your instructions in this matter .
26 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 .
27 The larger the number of firms already supplying a market and the more difficult it is for them to collude , the more competition there is likely to be .
28 Also , if a contractor is to carry out the work the more information we can supply to them the easier it is for them to provide an accurate tender .
29 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 .
30 It is for them to ensure that those substantial resources are used effectively .
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