Example sentences of "is not for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But that is not for them to decide ’ ( I , 60 ) .
2 As for service , it is not for me to give value to the two halves of my equation . ’
3 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 . ’
4 PAMELA : Pray , your honour , let me go down for it is not for me to hold an argument with your honour .
5 It is not for me to say whether the judges or the Lord Chief Justice should or will consent .
6 Whether Skelton needs to expand at the present moment is not for me to say .
7 Yet before them … perhaps it was pure cowardice , it is not for me to say .
8 It is not for me to say . ’
9 Though it is not for me to say that . ’
10 It is not for me to say what the states should do although I have a personal view .
11 But whether it 's therapeutic for the reader is not for me to say .
12 Thus , it is not for me to sit in judgement upon Daniel Miller .
13 It is not for me to refer that matter to the Select Committee .
14 But it is not for me to moralize .
15 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 .
16 It is not for me to suggest ways in which the Bill should be improved now ; that is a matter for another day .
17 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 .
18 ‘ It is not for me to make reparation .
19 That is not for me to contribute to .
20 Asked about the ‘ race question ’ , Mr Taylor said : ‘ It is not for me to start making allegations . ’
21 That is for local authorities to decide , and it is not for me to offer them advice .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 She still maintains it is not for her to disassociate herself from people over whom she has no control .
26 This is because , played correctly , the stroke is a demanding one and is not for everybody to use .
27 ‘ Well , I simply can not believe that , for it is not for him to say .
28 The way I think of the band is kind of like puzzle pieces ; to me the secret of an effective arrangement is not for everyone to push towards the same kind of sound , but for everyone to play something that 's contrasting but interlocking , so that when you listen to the song , all the pieces fall into place around each other .
29 ‘ It is not for us to steer these people or act on their behalf ’ , said the SPD spokesman Eduard Heussen .
30 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 .
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