Example sentences of "it is not for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She still maintains it is not for her to disassociate herself from people over whom she has no control . |
| 2 | This is the world of self-effacing service in which the heroine moves with assurance : even if servitors are visible , it is not for her to notice them . |
| 3 | But it is not for me to moralize . |
| 4 | Thus , it is not for me to sit in judgement upon Daniel Miller . |
| 5 | Asked about the ‘ race question ’ , Mr Taylor said : ‘ It is not for me to start making allegations . ’ |
| 6 | SIR — Perhaps it is not for me , as a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church , to comment on ‘ the precise purpose ’ of Cardinal Hume 's visit to Moscow ( report , April 16 ) . |
| 7 | Of course , it is not for me to suggest that I am worthy of ever being placed alongside the likes of the ‘ great ’ butlers of our generation , such as Mr Marshall or Mr Lane — though it should be said there are those who , perhaps out of misguided generosity , tend to do just this . |
| 8 | ‘ It is not for me , ’ he said , ‘ to believe in anything . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It is not for me , ’ he repeated , ‘ to believe in anything . |
| 10 | It is not for me or for you to believe in anything . |
| 11 | It is not for me to say whether the judges or the Lord Chief Justice should or will consent . |
| 12 | You may tell me that your personal life is not my concern and that it is not for me to comment — and you would be justified however , I can not help but make it my concern because I have your future very much at heart . |
| 13 | PAMELA : Pray , your honour , let me go down for it is not for me to hold an argument with your honour . |
| 14 | Yet before them … perhaps it was pure cowardice , it is not for me to say . |
| 15 | It is not for me here to try to account for the common features of movements so different in nature as those we have mentioned . |
| 16 | It is not for me to say . ’ |
| 17 | However , it is not for me or you to presume upon the gentleman 's intentions . |
| 18 | It is not for me to refer that matter to the Select Committee . |
| 19 | That is for local authorities to decide , and it is not for me to offer them advice . |
| 20 | It is not for me to offer helpful advice to the right hon. Gentleman , but I shall do so : when in a hole , one should stop digging . |
| 21 | It is not for me to help Scottish Tories in those circumstances , but I suggest to them that it may have something to do with the way in which the Government treat Scotland in legislative terms . |
| 22 | It is not for me to suggest ways in which the Bill should be improved now ; that is a matter for another day . |
| 23 | As for service , it is not for me to give value to the two halves of my equation . ’ |
| 24 | Anyway , it sounds like something to make long pisses much more interesting , but it is not for me , thanks to cruel fate . |
| 25 | meditation is extremely helpful ; 2. meditation is extremely helpful for many people , even though it is not for me ; 3. meditation can be helpful , even though it often is not ; 4. meditation is unlikely to be helpful , even though there are exceptions ; 5 . |
| 26 | Though it is not for me to say that . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It is not for me to make reparation . |
| 28 | Now it is not for me to give my opinion as to that and I do not , but I think it right that the general public should understand and be aware that this is now the law . ’ |
| 29 | It is not for me to say what the states should do although I have a personal view . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , I simply can not believe that , for it is not for him to say . |