Example sentences of "not [verb] himself [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he did not trust himself to mount that stool and do what he had to do . |
| 2 | One of the gunmen had been instructed to kill Thakin Nu , who was elsewhere , but he could not bring himself to slay this man known for his religious piety . |
| 3 | He levered himself away from her , as if he could n't trust himself to stay close , swinging his feet to the floor and rubbing a distracted hand over his jaw , and up through his hair . |
| 4 | No wonder he ca n't bring himself to show much emotion at the news of his family 's demise . |
| 5 | The problem Steve seems to have is that he ca n't stop himself asking banal , pretentious , inconsequential questions which produce zero ( sic ) by way of an interesting response . |
| 6 | Gentle did n't hear himself called that too often . |
| 7 | It was difficult for him to make contact with people these days , even old friends , and he could n't force himself to go next door and enquire about her . |
| 8 | He was almost unbelieving of his impossible situation but on principle he did n't allow himself to feel jealous . |