Example sentences of "not [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guillaume , it appears , did not exert himself to keep the promise and Modigliani repeatedly asked Zbo about them . |
| 2 | Though Musgrave did not bring himself to ask the soldier what he had seen , his impression was ‘ that Aimable had not been fattened up to the mark of the visitor 's large expectations ’ . |
| 3 | He could not bring himself to say the words , so great was his terror of plague . |
| 4 | At the last Arlott could not bring himself to sign the contract . |
| 5 | Lung cancer victim Roy could not bring himself to shake the hand of the former Prime Minister , who is said to earn £550,000 as a consultant for US tobacco giant Philip Morris . |
| 6 | But while there was praise in abundance , there were many people who felt in accord with his objectives and yet could not bring themselves to like the man himself , accusing him of cajolery , ruthlessness and arrogance ; not very pleasant traits for a man to have , unless of course the man has political aspirations ! |
| 7 | For most mentally-ill people are being looked after in the community anyway , by relatives and friends who can not bring themselves to have the people they love locked away . |
| 8 | When the flap of the tent was disturbed it began to shudder , but hunger was now so powerful a force in its life that it could not bring itself to leave the stench of the kill . |
| 9 | Overpoweringly jealous of the revolutionary claims of the Provincial Juntas , it could not bring itself to recognize the legality of their offspring . ’ |
| 10 | Jinny could not bring herself to tell the lie . |
| 11 | Though she preferred not to think about Mrs Barnet she could not prevent herself asking the questions . |
| 12 | She could not stop herself recalling the moment when she had realised what it was the dog had had in its mouth . |
| 13 | Those who can not allow themselves to experience the pain and the guilt that goes with it can not move through to acceptance and therefore some more creative response . |
| 14 | Article Three , the treaty 's key article , stated that the " connection between the security of the two countries requires that Lebanon not become a source of threat to Syria 's security and vice versa under any circumstances … therefore , Lebanon will not allow itself to become a transit point or base for any force , state or organization that seeks to undermine its security or that of Syria " . |
| 15 | Europe can not allow itself to become the superpowers ’ football . |
| 16 | Science must not suffer itself to become the handmaiden of theology or economy or state . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've seen them — women like that monstrous Gabriela — push their husbands to ingratiate themselves with the Leader 's henchmen here , I 've seen the feasts they 've laid — like traps — very effective traps — those men , they 're nothing but walking bellies with fists-they grab , hit , grab , swallow , hit , the scum , I would n't lower myself to share a table with them . |
| 18 | The cap that happened to get overlooked returns the reader 's gaze blankly yet unavoidably , like the bill from a restaurant abroad which the conspirators find when they turn out the dead man 's pockets , and like the child 's clay whistle which one of them has provided himself with to give the agreed signal — for he has lost so many teeth that he ca n't trust himself to produce the sound naturally . |
| 19 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |
| 20 | But he still could n't bring himself to touch the trigger . |
| 21 | It was as if he could n't bring himself to say the word ‘ marriage ’ . |
| 22 | He had tried several times at a local shooting range but he could n't bring himself to pull the trigger . |
| 23 | I could n't do it , could n't bring myself to turn the pages of my notebook . |
| 24 | Then this would never have happened , or if it had ( I could n't bring myself to unwish an experience which still washed over me with waves of delight when I remembered it ) at least Toby would have known what he was doing , his eyes would have been open . |
| 25 | ‘ But I could n't bring myself to throw the boots away and am not 31 until later this month . |
| 26 | Penny asked for help but could n't bring herself to explain the cause of her depression . |
| 27 | It was Lexy 's voice and imagined image that tormented her , though she could n't bring herself to pronounce the name . |
| 28 | But at the moment I 'm so caught up with our construction problems I do n't see myself having the time for months ahead . |
| 29 | He had never been a happy sightseer and until his work was done , until Harry Lawrence 's killer was identified and caught he could n't see himself playing the tourist at the Changing of the Guard , or the Tower of London , even Poets ' Corner which he had longed to see , as a passionate student of English poetry … that would have to wait . |
| 30 | I could n't let myself feel the pain until many years later and with the pain came anger . |