Example sentences of "[not/n't] make [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you can not make yourself into a cricketer . |
| 2 | They mainly lived by the sea , making the crossing to Liamuiga with catches of lambie conch and spiny lobster , parrot- and butterfly- and damsel-fish from the shady eaves of the coral reef , sea urchins and grouper and eel , to exchange against cloth and vessels and other useful goods they did not make themselves as yet . |
| 3 | The characteristic feature of neo-classical theory is its analytical device of equilibrium — a state of affairs in which all participants in the market can not make themselves better off by changing the quantities of goods and services they wish to trade at the prevailing prices . |
| 4 | Student union leaders at both Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores Universities stressed that students should not make themselves a target by going out alone . |
| 5 | I try to explain to the two silver boots [ now accompanied by the projectionist , drinking tea ] what is wrong but I can not make myself heard even out here . |
| 6 | How then can God say to Moses ( Exodus 6:2–3 ) that " by my name the Lord I did not make myself known the them " ( i.e. Abraham , etc . ) ? |
| 7 | I was desperate enough to consider rushing round the table pretending to be Pumblechook 's carriage , but I could not make myself do it , and just stood there helplessly . |
| 8 | I can not make myself write down the things that Jekyll , with tears in his eyes , confessed to me that night . |
| 9 | I can not make myself … and who would want such a … thing … ? ’ |
| 10 | I apologise if I did not make myself clear . |
| 11 | In the distant past , when the genetic material was being accumulated that makes mankind what it is , nobody but a warlord lived in a dwelling he could not make himself . |
| 12 | Murray did not make himself available for conversation through the rest of the week . |
| 13 | He could not make himself bankrupt . |
| 14 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 15 | If the casual worker can not make himself available for the full length of time requested , he is unlikely to be offered the assignment , although exceptions will be made if the organisation is facing a tight labour market and can only cover its manpower requirements by bringing in " part-timers " . |
| 16 | Obviously he did not make himself known so we can only speculate as to who he was watching , but we are all hoping that Trevor Proby will soon get the call . |
| 17 | Thinking that the police were arresting the wrong man , he attempted to attract the arresting policeman 's attention , and seized his arm for this purpose , since he could not make himself heard over the hubbub . |
| 18 | He could not make himself think clearly . |
| 19 | But he was n't very good , and even to please her ( which was his only motive for practising ) he could not make himself into a musician . |
| 20 | The right wing candidate does not make himself available for interview and could not be contacted over the weekend . |
| 21 | But she could not make herself care . |
| 22 | She still , however , does not make herself known to him . |
| 23 | But she could not make herself give up . |
| 24 | But it had progressed to the stage where she could not make herself walk past a pigeon on the ground , but would cross the road in order to avoid it . |
| 25 | The lift of autumn in the air went contrary to the trouble she could not make herself consider . |
| 26 | That is why quantum theory did not make itself felt until physics had developed to a stage where minute systems of atomic dimensions could be probed and investigated . |
| 27 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , ’ he said when the police chiefs hurrying back was out of sight , ‘ let us not make ourselves deceived . |
| 28 | Portuguese , although appearing to be similar to Spanish on paper , is pronounced completely differently , and so despite the fact that we could communicate in French and Spanish , we could not make ourselves understood in Portuguese other than to ask , ‘ Fala ingles ? — do you speak English ? ’ |
| 29 | I ca n't make myself an exception . |
| 30 | But perhaps I did n't make myself clear . |