Example sentences of "they [vb base] [not/n't] [verb] themselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? ’ |
| 2 | Mr Hardcastle : ‘ But they do n't regard themselves as a sectarian group either ? ’ |
| 3 | the natural deduction from what I have said so far would be for Governments to end the necessity of monetising debt and make sure that they do n't put themselves in the position of monetising debt — at any rate in circumstances where there is not a substantial deficiency of demand for labour and where therefore the monetisation of debt would not be counterbalanced by an increase in real production . |
| 4 | They do n't limit themselves to a single aspect as you do , Luke . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ They do n't see themselves as old-style state directors , ’ says Mr Gaidar . |
| 6 | They do n't see themselves in competition with each other . |
| 7 | No Er the girls sort of say things like perhaps ask her , Do you have any We could get on a bit more so they do n't include themselves in what they 're going to do . |
| 8 | Moreover , people in personal crisis are not very effective at making their needs felt in socially acceptable ways ; they do not organize themselves into consumer pressure groups to demand a better deal , not at least until they are recovered from their own crisis . |
| 9 | Their weakness is not that they will not commit themselves to God but that they do not commit themselves to anything . |
| 10 | Women often feel that they are not at risk because they do not feel themselves to be associated with any of the so called ‘ high risk groups ’ and , although we are encouraged to have safer sex , AIDS does not really seem to be an issue for us . |
| 11 | The windows are richly dressed , though they do not lend themselves to the Kensington approach ; as with Thins , the interior has been face-lifted and made warmly welcoming . |
| 12 | They do not abase themselves in penitence but see themselves in a partnership which accepts responsibility for establishing peace and justice on this planet . |
| 13 | However , they do not establish themselves as an emblem to the overall design . |
| 14 | If you 're lucky enough to see one at all it will slither off to find a more peaceful rock to sleep under , and since as yet they have n't organised themselves into packs , roaming around looking for people to bite , we can safely say that there 's nothing you will encounter that threatens humans in any way . |
| 15 | All the world knows that the Mohammedans , following the example of their master , Mohammed , are very licentious ; wherefore the men among them do not content themselves with a few wives , but seek every method of gratifying themselves in this particular . |