Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Death is always a failure in hospital , and the business and routine of life in the medical and surgical wards do not lend themselves to a personal death ( Sudnow 1967 ) . |
| 2 | But the hills remain , for these mountain ranges of southern Greece do not lend themselves to the blandishments of the travel brochure . |
| 3 | The windows are richly dressed , though they do not lend themselves to the Kensington approach ; as with Thins , the interior has been face-lifted and made warmly welcoming . |
| 4 | Analysis that is performed only occasionally or perhaps in one batch does not lend itself to the statistical interpretation underlying conventional QC systems . |
| 5 | There is some disagreement about the size of the informal proletariat , which is not surprising given that its informal nature does not lend itself to the gathering of statistic , but most commentators see it representing about 40–60 per cent of the economically active population . |
| 6 | The evidence , then , does not lend itself to the ‘ Labour must abandon its class roots ’ thesis of electoral advancement . |
| 7 | And , like mine , it did not lend itself to the sort of conclusion Berkeley wanted to draw , to the effect that we are not justified in calling material things hot and cold . |
| 8 | Moreover , ‘ unknown ’ heroin use does not lend itself to the more usual sampling procedures such as random sampling , saturation sampling and dense sampling . |
| 9 | It does not lend itself to the earlier analysis of symbolism which identified distinct abstract signifiers and concrete signifieds , since it simultaneously operates at both levels . |
| 10 | A difficulty is that Mercier 's brushwork , and an essential freedom in his style , does not lend itself to the same kind of minute scrutiny that could be applied to a painter like Zoffany . |
| 11 | The loss of full-back Robertson would leave Rangers short in that department but his hamstring injury does not lend itself to the taking of risks . |
| 12 | He merely strengthens the conclusions of the three wise men , who think that there may have been some recent decline but who certainly did not atribute it to the national curriculum , as the hon. Gentleman did . |
| 13 | She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her . |
| 14 | The most frequent trigger to that crisis was career blockage , the realization that they , with the vast majority , would not make it to the top . |
| 15 | Some hard-pressed commuters may not make it to the end of the line . ) |
| 16 | But let me tell you now about just a few of those entries which did not make it to the final but which , nevertheless , had several redeeming features . |
| 17 | If the commissioner finds maladministration and the authority does not remedy it to the satisfaction of the complainant , there is no way in which the complainant can pursue the matter further . |
| 18 | You never miss an issue with our brilliant 15-for-12 subscription offer , so why not treat yourself to a specially-priced binder to keep them in , too ? |
| 19 | So this year why not treat yourself to a weekend away from it all — you 'd be surprised at how affordable it can be ! |
| 20 | ‘ You did not treat yourself to a snack in an ABC or Lyons , then , ’ said Neil , gratefully drinking his own fresh cup of tea . |
| 21 | One third of your life is spent in bed so why not treat yourself to the very best lambswool underblanket in the world . |
| 22 | It 's Britain 's best-loved family theme park , so why not treat yourselves to a fun-filled , great value day out . |
| 23 | Do not restrict yourself to the punchcards supplied with the machine . |
| 24 | He could not trust them to the dairymaids , because if the cows were badly milked their milk would simply dry up . |
| 25 | In accordance , however , with the normal practice , the court considered the whole case and did not confine itself to the objections in point of form to the surrejoinder . |
| 26 | The actual agenda now established by the Americans and their subsidiaries , does not direct itself to the issues either Enzensberger or Halliday identify . |
| 27 | ( I should point out that I could not bring myself to a Japanese option ! ) |
| 28 | They do not repeat : ’ Do not bring us to the test , but save us from the evil one ’ , or , ’ Do not bring us to hard testing . ’ |
| 29 | However , the optical properties of a simple calcite lens in contact with water are such that it transmits light in a diffused way and can not bring it to a sharply focused point . |
| 30 | Clearly Parliament would last its full five years and the Government could not bring it to a premature end . |