Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] ourselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is suggested that we should develop in co-operation , or at least in parallel , with similar organizations , so that we do not paint ourselves into a corner with incompatible technologies . |
| 2 | In spite of the fact that since the Clean Air Act of 1956 , pollution caused by smoke has been greatly reduced to the benefit of those who live in the cities , we must not fool ourselves into thinking that there is no longer any problem . |
| 3 | We must again remember to search for the constitution amongst the realities , and not confine ourselves to pretty normative structures . |
| 4 | Let us strive for relationships that are mutual and be careful not to impose ourselves on people who do n't want or need us . |
| 5 | In this way , though we do not rid ourselves of the ego , we do transcend it and make it softer and enable ourselves to see things calmly . |
| 6 | Yes , jealousy is futile , but so often we can not rid ourselves of its components and reason ourselves back to a state of equilibrium . |
| 7 | We can not rid ourselves of it . |
| 8 | The answer … is not to resign ourselves to our women 's role — in a woman 's place — and demand payment for staying put , but to collectivise childcare , to share the responsibility for bringing up children within the community . |
| 9 | ‘ In the coming stage , we will not suffice ourselves with mere slogans but we will embark on objective and responsible dialogue . ’ |
| 10 | In fact , it may be added , we do not take ourselves to be faced with such an overwhelming task in connection with condition-sets for an effect , and hence for this reason too those sets are wrongly conceived as causal circumstances . |
| 11 | But I think we must be given freedom to choose the time and not commit ourselves to any timetable . |
| 12 | Of course , he did say that not committing ourselves to a single currency was the point of agreement that ’ all sensible people ’ would have . |
| 13 | ‘ We can not commit ourselves to sacking senior managers who have simply been doing their jobs . |
| 14 | If we do not commit ourselves to our world-wide lost neighbours , then we do not care about them . |
| 15 | ‘ We may be equal , but we 're not the same and we should bring our own , different , talents to work , not shoehorn ourselves into men 's positions . |
| 16 | This definition suggests that public law in a broad sense ( not confining ourselves to the law of judicial review ) concerns the activities of governmental bodies , by which we mean the legislature , the departments of central government and the very large number of bodies and agencies which can be described as offshoots of these departments ( these are often called ‘ fringe bodies ’ ) , courts and tribunals , local government , and , perhaps , the police . |
| 17 | We are not confining ourselves to small-animal work . |
| 18 | But given its setting , we must not allow ourselves to be blinded by Abraham 's bravery , nor , when we read of the resounding success of his venture , by his military prowess . |
| 19 | The National Council advised the Bristol conference of the League of 1935 : We must not allow ourselves to be diverted into activities definitely condemned by the Labour Party which will jeopardize our affiliation to and influence in the Party . |
| 20 | We 're not putting ourselves in that position — all we 're doing is selling music . ’ |
| 21 | In fact , one of the reasons God is so concerned that we do not involve ourselves in premarital and extramarital relations is so that we will never feel we are competing against the skill and ability of another lover . |
| 22 | Are you saying that there are molecules out there in space which we just can not form ourselves in a laboratory ? |
| 23 | We need not concern ourselves with the views expressed in newspapers which are wholly controlled by the state in totalitarian societies . |
| 24 | We need not concern ourselves with its detailed definition , though it is precise enough for those in the know . |
| 25 | We know of such things , but we do not concern ourselves with them . |
| 26 | Burun Khan may have told you that we know of such machines , but do not concern ourselves with them . |
| 27 | We need not concern ourselves with the details of Kant 's theory of Transcendental Ideas . |
| 28 | It occurred to Hobbes that since knowledge , whether systematically developed or not , begins with sense-perception , we should not pride ourselves on knowing much if we do not understand what sense-perception actually is . |
| 29 | And that 's all right ; but let's not deceive ourselves about the artifice involved . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , we do n't confine ourselves to the town . |