Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [verb] [pn reflx] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not want to find herself in a hierarchical situation in relation to others at work , thereby creating false barriers and reinforcing the capitalist class structure . |
| 2 | With the best will in the world a bassoon can not begin to express itself in the same terms as a viola da gamba and when two of the three melodic parts are conceived for strings a precious dimension is lost by substituting woodwind . |
| 3 | At the Opera de la Bastille they do not have to veil themselves in shame because they are resonant and reasonable : that is the message . |
| 4 | This is because Britain could not have defended herself in the Cold War order , and the common enemy demanded common action . |
| 5 | If he had n't been such a lousy husband I might not have got myself in so deep … ’ |
| 6 | The court was influenced by evidence pointing to the fact that the defendants had been negligent and it was stated that had steps been taken to mitigate the nuisance , the Council would not have found itself in the position it was now in . |
| 7 | prohibits the application of nationality requirements even where the persons concerned do not intend to establish themselves in the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | Since candidates of the same party can not afford to differentiate themselves in political terms what they have to compete for is popularity . |
| 9 | It was from the same haunts as the tarsier that the original " Wild Man of Borneo " — the orangutan , or " man of the forest " — was to reveal himself : a creature so vulnerable , so resonant with human emotion , that we could not fail to see ourselves in him . |
| 10 | The man who wept during England 's World Cup semi-final with Germany two years ago , now can not bear to watch himself in the white shirt of his country . |
| 11 | I did n't want to place myself in the hands of someone who might insist on more than I was prepared to give . |
| 12 | The message from my friend is this : that you should keep that pretty little nose out of things that do n't concern you if you do n't want to find yourself in a whole load of trouble . |
| 13 | This is why , at the moment , I 'm being a bit cautious about remaining in my cavity I do n't want to find myself in the situation that I 'm held to sell . |
| 14 | If she 'd stayed in a fit state then she would n't have found herself in this situation now . |
| 15 | Even a trial separation from Barnet was too much for Fry , who says that he could n't have looked himself in the mirror if he 'd refused to come back . |
| 16 | ‘ At least you wo n't have to hate yourself in the morning , will you ? ’ she said acidly . |
| 17 | I ca n't help putting myself in his place , of course , as he looks for ways to contain someone we both regard as an outsider . |