Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And with a decent meal including large bottles of local beer for around £5 , there 's no reason why you ca n't treat yourself to the colourful ‘ Egyptian night out ’ with cabaret , belly dancing and a multi-course meal held regularly at the plush Ramses Hilton for about £25 . |
| 2 | Mr Hardcastle : ‘ But they do n't regard themselves as a sectarian group either ? ’ |
| 3 | I think that wedding anniversaries make very suitable subjects for pressed flower pictures , and there ca n't be many that do n't lend themselves to a suitable picture . |
| 4 | ‘ The pattern of study leave block release — does n't lend itself to the smaller offices or indeed to business organisations . |
| 5 | ‘ If they 're sensible they do and their daughters will know what it 's all about and wo n't throw themselves at the first lad who looks at them . |
| 6 | This was all quite accepted , but he could n't rid himself of the memory of his wife gazing blankly at the breakfast table with only the prospect of clearing it . |
| 7 | For days afterwards , she could n't rid herself of the guilty feeling that , somehow , she had brought the attack upon herself . |
| 8 | For one thing , she had never worn a strapless dress before , and although the bodice was tight-fitting and well supported she could n't rid herself of the fear that the dress would go slithering to the floor at some critical moment , leaving her almost naked , like in a bad dream . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , we do n't confine ourselves to the town . |
| 10 | They both agreed that if you could n't enjoy yourself on the way , what was the point in running a business that afforded them so much freedom to travel ? |
| 11 | Kruger did n't soil himself with the lucre , but Lorre had his fist out at every opportunity , and was wadding the bills into a fat , healthy roll while his master attempted union with the Infinite . |
| 12 | Before 18 months , a child wo n't recognise herself in the mirror and for a long time will describe herself in terms of attributes ( like smallness ) and her possessions . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , make sure you do n't show yourself on the skyline up there . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't pat yourself on the back too soon . |
| 15 | You stop wetting yourself , if you do n't wet yourself for a week I 'll get you a toy , |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | You really should n't use yourself as an aspirin for my general migraine , or whatever you called it . " |
| 18 | They do n't limit themselves to a single aspect as you do , Luke . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't work yourself into an acute anxiety state . |
| 20 | I wished that I was less inhibited by my upbringing and could have done some extraordinary thing to confirm her diagnosis — danced on the table or stated that I would n't ally myself with a man with a face like a toothpaste advertisement . |
| 21 | I do n't see myself as a pop artist . |
| 22 | Since nuclear power stations are no longer the easiest route to nuclear weapons , I do n't see myself as a double-headed monster . |
| 23 | But the point is that I do n't see myself as a playwright in the same way I would see myself as a prose writer . |
| 24 | However , I do n't see myself as a jack of all trades ; instead I believe that I am broadening my range of expertise while remaining a commercial lawyer . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It 's full speed ahead for the seasons , and , if I can , I work 12 or 14 hours a day then , because otherwise I ca n't see myself through the quiet times . |
| 26 | I 'd closed my eyes while she was cutting so I could n't see myself in the mirror . |
| 27 | After seeing the professionals at work , Colin ( 7 ) from Duke Street , Leith , does n't see himself as a presenter — because of the lights . |
| 28 | Her tone was educated , mocking : she did n't see herself as a servant because she was n't one . |
| 29 | She had lived her twenty-two years surrounded by life 's little luxuries , all the wonderful comforts that money could buy , and she did n't see herself as the sort of healthy , hardy girl who could endure too many minor inconveniences with a cheery smile . |
| 30 | Dorothy went on with her work for a minute and then asked : ‘ Isobel , what happens to these kids , supposing they do n't drop themselves over the railway bridge in sheer despair ? ’ |