Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [verb] [pn reflx] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He listened , but he did not involve himself in the affairs of his friends , except on the level of gossip . |
| 2 | Mr Romiti , the ruthlessly effective chief executive who was their main target , did not present himself in court . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | If it did not manifest itself in this particular way , however , Aethelbald 's power was none the less real . |
| 6 | These young men , taciturn , hard-working , serious , did not conduct themselves in what Mr Bullins considered the correct manner . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 8 | It is no accident that its two great American pioneers , the packing tycoons Swift and Armour , did not establish themselves in Chicago until 1875 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He had made this clause to ensure Jamie did not find himself in Charles 's power as he grew up . |
| 11 | 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 … . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 8 That he did n't involve himself in life . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Sandra used all the recommended beauty products , but she did n't see herself in those pictures . |
| 16 | Opposition also began to mount among concerned citizens of the area , an opposition which manifested itself both individually and through the Ringaskiddy Residents ' Association , formed two years previously , which had not involved itself in any controversy over previous planning applications for industrial projects in the area . |
| 17 | Perhaps Hincmar 's silence here was tactful , since Charles the Bald 's sons had not distinguished themselves in the traditional roles . |