Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] myself [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The truth is I knew throughout the summer that my game was not as sharp and I was not enjoying myself on the course as I did in 1991 . |
| 2 | 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 … . |
| 3 | I 'm not patting myself on the back — it 's a highly competitive business and one needs selfish , single-minded dedication to succeed , but because female comics were rare in my day , competition was negligible , and I was able to be generous . |
| 4 | I was absolutely determined not to expose myself to the sort of pain that love can bring . ’ |
| 5 | It was n't only that I could n't lift myself off the ground but that I was stuck to it in some way . |
| 6 | I 'd closed my eyes while she was cutting so I could n't see myself in the mirror . |
| 7 | ‘ Maybe I was n't disgracing myself on the park , but I was cheating the Sheffield fans and manager Jimmy Sirrell . |
| 8 | I have n't involved myself in the problem , ’ he said dismissively with a sweep of his pinkly scrubbed hand . |
| 9 | If they think I 'm pretty , that 's nice , I 'm complimented ; but if they do n't think I am , I have n't put myself on the line . |