Example sentences of "not [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , ‘ players ’ do not confine themselves to releasing into the public domain ‘ required ’ publications . |
| 2 | Greta Burkill did not confine herself to looking after his education , but fought for him to spend a summer with his parents in Venezuela — a country not keen to grant visitors ' visas to Jews at that time . |
| 3 | She could not prevent herself from saying in a doubtful voice , ‘ You will be careful when you go to bed , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 4 | He could not stop himself from thinking about it and he shuddered , as he imagined again Simon 's hands around his neck . |
| 5 | She did not blame herself for going on the cruise , although she sensed that Adam , always an opportunist , had taken advantage of her absence . |
| 6 | An externalization — or , perhaps we should more strictly say , a de-internalization — or dependency on the breast produces some external dependency which , if it does not manifest itself with regard to food , is likely to do so in an even more undesirable way with regard to addictive drugs or alcohol . |