Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The high-cost economies of the EC can not insulate themselves from the world outside — from the more flexible economies of the Pacific Rim and North America . |
| 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 | She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her . |
| 13 | The ideal needs integrity , however , for a citizen can not treat himself as the author of a collection of laws that are inconsistent in principle , nor can he see that collection as sponsored by any Rousseauian general will . |
| 14 | One third of your life is spent in bed so why not treat yourself to the very best lambswool underblanket in the world . |
| 15 | For example , individuals brought up in a truly Marxist society would presumably not regard themselves as the subjects of history , whereas those in bourgeois society believe that they are intentional agents . |
| 16 | He did not broadcast himself until the Saturday evening ( K May ) , and then used much less provocative language than most of his colleagues would have chosen . |
| 17 | Do not restrict yourself to the punchcards supplied with the machine . |
| 18 | Ninety per cent of the places go to package rafting firms which means that independent spirits can not pit themselves against the boiling waters of the Colorado . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | You will not respect yourself in the morning . |
| 21 | 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 … . |
| 22 | The actual agenda now established by the Americans and their subsidiaries , does not direct itself to the issues either Enzensberger or Halliday identify . |
| 23 | That was how he worked , but in this case he could not free himself of the notion that although Francis was the victim he might not be the central figure . |
| 24 | The Scots could not rid themselves of the English . |
| 25 | In this way , though we do not rid ourselves of the ego , we do transcend it and make it softer and enable ourselves to see things calmly . |
| 26 | Unhappy with the Steads , where she was beaten with a leather strap for wetting the bed , Ruth found a happier relationship with another family , but she could not rid herself of the insecurity . |
| 27 | She had her own shame , and could not rid herself of the guilt that came from loving a man who was not hers to love . |
| 28 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 29 | Even if the equation could be established , the beneficiaries are not the same or do not see themselves as the same : the patients paying two shillings for their bottles of medicine do not identify themselves with the patients admitted to hospital sooner or treated more efficiently . |
| 30 | Tarvaras was a quarantine world , cut off from contact with the rest of the universe by orbiting weapons platforms which were programmed to destroy any craft which did not identify itself with the appropriate recognition codes , and it had seemed unlikely that the civilian survey crew would be tempted to break the stringent regulations which applied to the situation . |