Example sentences of "not [verb] himself [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He applied for a post in the service of the archduke : but Ferdinand was advised by his mother not to burden himself with such ‘ useless creatures who travel around all over the place , like beggars ’ . |
| 2 | Many people would say that Jesus could not stop himself from healing people because of his overwhelming feeling of compassion and love for them . |
| 3 | Despite not committing himself about specific grievances , Woolf believed that genuine injustice contributes to a lack of legitimacy which in turn makes disorder more likely . |
| 4 | In the poet 's idealized concept of nature man need not bother himself with arduous tasks or boring duties , nature is there to provide for him and nothing more . |
| 5 | Kaifu promised to make efforts to reduce his country 's large trade surplus with South Korea — estimated to have exceeded US$6,000 million in 1990 — but he did not commit himself to any specific measures to achieve this . |
| 6 | But he would not commit himself beyond that . |
| 7 | On balance , it is probably better not to define such obligations in the partnership agreement itself except in general terms ( Clause 13.01 ) ; ( c ) the obligation on a partner not to involve himself in other professional activity save for the benefit of the firm ( and in particular not to compete with the firm ) and to account to the firm for any profits made . |
| 8 | He is quite determined to master the art of the coracle , though as Comptroller of the Queen 's Household he need not concern himself with such trivialities . |
| 9 | He just did n't look himself at all . |
| 10 | He must n't strain himself at all . |
| 11 | It 's his 'eart , you know , miss , so he should n't strain himself in any way . |
| 12 | Erm , one reason why ca n't help himself to that is because that would be a history of change , that would be a history of the body , and that is not intrinsic to us . |
| 13 | Perhaps that poor man did n't kill himself after all ! ’ |