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Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [pn reflx] to the " in BNC.

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1	But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market .
2	A more relevant criticism is that manifesto promises may not address themselves to the country 's real problems .
3	Luke would have said that politically he stood way to the left of his mother and way , way to the left of his father , but somehow he could not reconcile himself to the thought of his mother stocking shelves in Pricewell 's .
4	Unlike the runners or the cuistots , when carrying a wounded man the unhappy musiciens/ brancardiers could not fling themselves to the ground each time a shell screamed overhead .
5	Why should rebels who would not commit themselves to the support of the state enjoy its fruits ?
6	She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her .
7	This emphasis will not commend itself to the English reader whom Herbert Schniedau envisages .
8	A worn out slob , he can not accustom himself to the idea of women playing the sport seriously .
9	I am sure that your council will understand that the company can not commit itself to the long term investment programme , or expose itself to the commercial risks involved in the project , unless the facilities can be planned in a climate of security .
10	High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry .
11	Shevardnadze concluded : " I can not reconcile myself to the events which are taking place in our country and to the trials which await our people .