Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [pn reflx] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The truth is I knew throughout the summer that my game was not as sharp and I was not enjoying myself on the course as I did in 1991 . |
| 2 | I 'm not patting myself on the back — it 's a highly competitive business and one needs selfish , single-minded dedication to succeed , but because female comics were rare in my day , competition was negligible , and I was able to be generous . |
| 3 | Acheson would not commit himself on the sums of money involved and indicated that estimates had to be finalised . |
| 4 | Others are those who did not adventure themselves on the Crusade , but stayed to maintain the rights of their absent lords in their proper manors and castles , but as the years passed and their lords did not return they have been turned out from their posts of trust . ’ |
| 5 | It does not commend itself on the basis of observable experience in the everyday world , and it can not be easily and rationally justified . |
| 6 | He must seek the advice of the wisest money-brokers and buy a pension scheme if he be self-employed ; he must see to it that he does not over-extend himself on the mortgage front ; he must run a motor car that does n't drink petrol like tapwater and wo n't break him every time it needs a service from a franchised dealer ; above all , he must abstain from vicious pleasures — or if he needs must indulge , then he must do so only in moderation . |
| 7 | Careful plans have been made for these people so that when the hospital eventually closes they will not find themselves on the streets . |
| 8 | They both agreed that if you could n't enjoy yourself on the way , what was the point in running a business that afforded them so much freedom to travel ? |
| 9 | ‘ Well , make sure you do n't show yourself on the skyline up there . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't pat yourself on the back too soon . |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe I was n't disgracing myself on the park , but I was cheating the Sheffield fans and manager Jimmy Sirrell . |
| 12 | If they think I 'm pretty , that 's nice , I 'm complimented ; but if they do n't think I am , I have n't put myself on the line . |
| 13 | do n't hit yourself on the head , it 'll hurt , shall I make you say Robert |