Example sentences of "not [verb] [pn reflx] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | While you are confused , why not prepare yourself for a chat with your bank manager ? |
| 2 | for the animal in its mud burrow , valuable time will be lost if it can not prepare itself for foraging until after the tide has left the shore . |
| 3 | I 'm not saving myself for you , or anything , but there 's nothing fuckable for miles . |
| 4 | ULSTER cattle herds could be under threat from ‘ imported ’ bovine diseases which may not show themselves for several years . |
| 5 | " Louise , ah yes , but you can not sacrifice yourself for her . |
| 6 | Labour is not presenting itself for slaughter , as it did in 1983 and to a lesser extent in 1987 . |
| 7 | However , if you 've had years of not liking yourself for one reason or another , this can be very difficult . |
| 8 | If you do not weigh yourself for a month , finding a 4 lb ( about 2 kg ) gain might be something of a surprise . |
| 9 | Lydia did not castigate herself for so disliking a fellow-being , believing that it was sufficient merely to refrain from overt unkindness . |
| 10 | If I had ever loved you , if I loved you still , I could not hate myself for my weakness as much as I do now . ’ |
| 11 | She did not blame herself for going on the cruise , although she sensed that Adam , always an opportunist , had taken advantage of her absence . |
| 12 | Difficulties also arise in the case of damage done in the past , or when the effects do not manifest themselves for some time . |
| 13 | This newly created honourary office carried with it ex officio membership of the executive committee so that , it was hoped Ayliffe 's years of experience would not be wholly lost to the Association by his decision not to offer himself for reelection as President . |
| 14 | I can not console myself for having missed it . ’ |
| 15 | Mahmoud Abul Abbas , leader of the Palestine Liberation Front , was not re-elected ( he had earlier announced that he would not nominate himself for membership ) , following the recommendation of a special committee set up to investigate his abortive seaborne raid against Israel in May 1990 [ see pp. 37443-44 ] . |
| 16 | ( Note that you can not nominate yourself for a place . ) |
| 17 | Stories abound of partnerships that have not paid themselves for months . |
| 18 | Afterwards , Wilson could not forgive herself for endangering these beautifully laid plans . |