Example sentences of "[not/n't] bring [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vienna Dear Fräulein Arandt , I am sorry you could not bring yourself to tell me about your parents . |
| 2 | The second list tells you which foods naturally contain those items — but remember , if you really can not bring yourself to eat a particular range of foods , it is always possible to take the lacking vitamin in tablet form . |
| 3 | It may mean some gentle but very straight talking , if your parent does not realise your need to have time alone with your friends , but if you can not bring yourself to establish this right , you will have precious little hope of organising any other social activities that will give you a break from daily routine . |
| 4 | It was this that gave Anselm the hint that peace would not bring him freedom to exercise his episcopal functions . |
| 5 | But his small rebellion did not bring him even a modest reward . |
| 6 | Tears would not bring him back , but somehow her mind could not register that , and she could not stop the slow salt trickle from creeping down her cheeks . |
| 7 | I could not bring him down . ’ |
| 8 | It has been seven years that life does not bring me any joy and being totally blasé , I have decided to put an end to those viragos . |
| 9 | I can not bring its meaning to escape |
| 10 | ‘ We did not bring them here to sit in the stand , ’ Roxburgh said , although he would not commit himself as to whether either was considered a starter against the French . |
| 11 | When they participated in the market economy , they were usually confined to menial positions , many of which did not bring them into much contact with men . |
| 12 | But I did not bring them home then ; the school doctor said it was not necessary . |
| 13 | The right hon. Lady has seen the various groups to which I have referred , and I accept that the list is a long one , but she did not bring them together collectively to discuss a consensus . |
| 14 | Their nimble dexterity even made them preferred in the manufacture of buttons and in lacquering and japanning , although it did not bring them the wages of skilled male artisans . |
| 15 | If Odin does not bring them peace and good harvests , then it is the duty of God and the King . |
| 16 | ‘ We may not bring them down but we can undermine their authority . ’ |
| 17 | and quite honestly , I think they not only do they not bring them up to do , I mean useful like that , but I thought Ken 's his family never showed any affection any warmth , any caring , any love , and I would do anything for anyone if they just say thank you , but with Ken |
| 18 | I could not bring myself to suggest that she was not likely to live much longer , certainly not long enough to make either course imprudent . |
| 19 | On the other hand , there are certainly some Conservatives I could not bring myself to vote for — such as Mr Jack Aspinwall in my neighbouring seat of Wansdyke , who a few years ago was one of an all-party group of MPs who spoke far too warmly about the Ceausescu regime on a visit to Romania , and who lists as his only publication Kindly Sit Down ! , a collection of ‘ after-dinner stories from both Houses of Parliament ’ . |
| 20 | As to the first , looking at the record since 1987 , I can not bring myself to say that the Conservatives have earned victory . |
| 21 | ( I should point out that I could not bring myself to a Japanese option ! ) |
| 22 | But , as long as they are in my hands , I can not bring myself to destroy any more , or anything written by you . |
| 23 | ( I can not bring myself to follow the grotesque habit which Methodists seem to have learned from the Labour Party of dropping the definite article and so ‘ Conference does this or that ’ never ‘ The Conference . ’ ) |
| 24 | Or suppose that I am eating escargots for the first time and can not bring myself to forget the disgustingly slimy look and feel of snails in the garden . |
| 25 | Sometimes , when drunk , he would regale me with stories of his footballing prowess , but such stories went past me like galley smoke because I could not bring myself to enquire , nor indeed to care , about the differences between a Tight End and a flea-flicker . |
| 26 | Were my feelings not so strong I could not bring myself to say goodbye . ’ |
| 27 | None of the village people could help me , and I could not bring myself to beg for food , although by now I felt weak and faint . |
| 28 | When I plucked up the courage to ask my mother about it she just burst into tears and I could not bring myself to question her again . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's a very rare model , but while I ca n't get fired up to restoring it at the moment , I just can not bring myself to sell it , ’ is Gordon 's dilemma . |
| 30 | ‘ You 'll not bring one into this house . ’ |