Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] himself [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could not make himself bankrupt . |
| 2 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 3 | They have a saying : If Bull O'Malley was dividing Ireland , you can be certain he would n't leave himself last . ’ |
| 4 | The despair of Jack 's friends has always been that he will not give himself any trouble . |
| 5 | FOOTBALL shares are about as safe as betting that Gazza wo n't injure himself this season . |
| 6 | If the casual worker can not make himself available for the full length of time requested , he is unlikely to be offered the assignment , although exceptions will be made if the organisation is facing a tight labour market and can only cover its manpower requirements by bringing in " part-timers " . |