Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] [pn reflx] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ollero asserts that TransTools has not involved itself in the price war . |
| 2 | He listened , but he did not involve himself in the affairs of his friends , except on the level of gossip . |
| 3 | Mr Romiti , the ruthlessly effective chief executive who was their main target , did not present himself in court . |
| 4 | Professor Davis noted that the industries which expanded before 1780 did not transform themselves in the dramatic way we have come to know as an industrial revolution . |
| 5 | None of the band are known for their excessive cordiality towards figures within the business , but unlike Charman , their misgivings did not manifest themselves in the form of ill temper . |
| 6 | If it did not manifest itself in this particular way , however , Aethelbald 's power was none the less real . |
| 7 | These young men , taciturn , hard-working , serious , did not conduct themselves in what Mr Bullins considered the correct manner . |
| 8 | ‘ And I shall tell you , my Lord Coroner , how Edmund Brampton , steward to Sir Thomas Springall , did not hang himself in the garret of that house in Cheapside ! ’ |
| 9 | It is no accident that its two great American pioneers , the packing tycoons Swift and Armour , did not establish themselves in Chicago until 1875 . |
| 10 | From its first meeting it was also identified with the anti-slavery movement and this meant that it did not establish itself in America , where many religious leaders were wary of too close an identification with such a divisive issue . |
| 11 | He had made this clause to ensure Jamie did not find himself in Charles 's power as he grew up . |
| 12 | But she undercuts this realization with footnotes which describe similarities , but no differences , in the articulation of gender in homosexual relationships ; and which parallel the unconscious splits generated by discourses of gender , with those generated by racist discourses : ‘ When I made generalisations about women ( almost always derogatory ) , I did not include myself in the group I was talking about … . |
| 13 | In families that did not indulge themselves in this way a healthier climate prevailed ; children do not seem to have been unduly obsessed with death . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Most advocates of biological theories do not express themselves in the same bizarre language and style as Lombroso , and such theories of crime are not merely historical relics that died with Lombroso . |
| 16 | They do not abase themselves in penitence but see themselves in a partnership which accepts responsibility for establishing peace and justice on this planet . |
| 17 | 8 That he did n't involve himself in life . |
| 18 | Around the same time , I entered this competition — it was a kind of beauty competition , although it did n't describe itself in that way . |
| 19 | Sandra used all the recommended beauty products , but she did n't see herself in those pictures . |
| 20 | When you offer a piece of information , you do n't commit yourself in quite the same way that you do when you propose or suggest an idea . |
| 21 | Suppression is a way of hiding your true feelings so that they remain an internal experience but do n't manifest themselves in your behaviour . |
| 22 | ‘ For instance , I do n't cover myself in gunge during working hours . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You do n't involve yourself in ordinary , leisurely sports . |
| 24 | It goes up and straight down l and you ca n't stay up erm in the water , you go straight under and you do n't find yourself in the middle erm of the pool where it actually comes in you find yourself being pressed against the wall by the water pressure |
| 25 | ‘ Life is n't a race , ’ he stated , ‘ and because it is not a race I do n't consider myself in competition with my fellow actors for awards or recognition . ’ |
| 26 | Criticize positively and constructively everything you 're made of and everything you do ( but do n't destroy yourself in the process — you are no use to anyone as a nervous wreck with an inferiority complex ) . |
| 27 | Do n't shoot yourself in our ‘ front room ’ . |
| 28 | No Er the girls sort of say things like perhaps ask her , Do you have any We could get on a bit more so they do n't include themselves in what they 're going to do . |
| 29 | Because you do n't hear yourself in the same way as everybody else hears you . |
| 30 | They do n't see themselves in competition with each other . |