Example sentences of "[not/n't] [to-vb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1930s , Mr Justice Stone declared that the United States Supreme Court ought not to see itself as the sole guardian of the constitution . |
| 2 | I was absolutely determined not to expose myself to the sort of pain that love can bring . ’ |
| 3 | He must get it right today , however , if he is not to land himself with the label of being one of the best horses never to win a Gold Cup . |
| 4 | But he had determined not to exonerate himself in the course of his conversation with Mrs Mallory , and he had held grimly to that resolution . |
| 5 | The seller can not lose , and indeed the bank tells the seller not to concern himself with the authority given to the cardholder . |
| 6 | Moreover , it allows us to adjudicate on a matter with which the bible does not concern itself ( as it may be said not to concern itself with the question of the liberation of women ) . |
| 7 | In my prime I shifted my weight onto the front foot as the bowler approached the crease , being careful though not to commit myself to the front foot . |
| 8 | I had never heard of river engineers until one morning a very harassed engineer rang to ask me to persuade the lady in question not to tie herself to the ancient pollard which he intended to fell . |
| 9 | So did my father , he was n't to bother himself with the day-to-day things like washing sheets or buying food , that was her job , she made it plain . |