Example sentences of "but [pron] could not [verb] himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his heart he felt he was betraying something very new and delicate , but he could not stop himself . |
| 2 | But he could not bring himself to do it , especially not now , after Simon had revealed how she had spoken up for him . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But he could not guess himself . |
| 5 | But he could not tear himself away . |
| 6 | But he could not help himself , he could not do otherwise . |
| 7 | But he could not help himself . |
| 8 | But he could not deceive himself . |