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 . |