Example sentences of "can not [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can not manoeuvre himself into the correct position . |
| 2 | The ideal needs integrity , however , for a citizen can not treat himself as the author of a collection of laws that are inconsistent in principle , nor can he see that collection as sponsored by any Rousseauian general will . |
| 3 | The high-cost economies of the EC can not insulate themselves from the world outside — from the more flexible economies of the Pacific Rim and North America . |
| 4 | A worn out slob , he can not accustom himself to the idea of women playing the sport seriously . |
| 5 | Young people who have been caught in this trap have had no information given to them about this change and can not avail themselves of the choice of training like colleagues born on or before July 1 . |
| 6 | I am sure that your council will understand that the company can not commit itself to the long term investment programme , or expose itself to the commercial risks involved in the project , unless the facilities can be planned in a climate of security . |
| 7 | Ninety per cent of the places go to package rafting firms which means that independent spirits can not pit themselves against the boiling waters of the Colorado . |
| 8 | High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry . |
| 9 | Shevardnadze concluded : " I can not reconcile myself to the events which are taking place in our country and to the trials which await our people . |