Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] themselves [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 But the hills remain , for these mountain ranges of southern Greece do not lend themselves to the blandishments of the travel brochure .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 That is , when they 're not watching themselves in the mirrors , making sure that they are still up to the mark .
5 Careful plans have been made for these people so that when the hospital eventually closes they will not find themselves on the streets .
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