Example sentences of "and [verb] herself into the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she did not answer him , only bent and lowered herself into the water , hissing as the coldness burned into the wound , a faint moan escaping through her gritted teeth as she began to wash . |
| 2 | He stayed beside the car as she crossed the narrow pavement , but the shadowed gaze followed her as she shakily climbed the steps to the door of the house , slid her key into the lock with a trembling hand and let herself into the hallway . |
| 3 | She took a taxi to the family home in Surry Hills and let herself into the house which was unoccupied . |
| 4 | ‘ What happened next I do not know , ’ said the servant , ‘ but a year later she came to our house here and threw herself into the mistress 's arms and begged her to take her in . |
| 5 | The old man replies kindly , but says there is no mention of salvation in the Good Book ‘ for any but the sinful sons of Adam ’ — at which the lady gives a cry of despair and hurls herself into the sea . |
| 6 | Shelley took the medical bag and swung herself into the jeep . |
| 7 | Rain grabbed the doors and thrust herself into the lift . |
| 8 | She wiped the filth out of her eyes and pulled herself into the wreckage of the cockpit . |
| 9 | Out in the car park , Lucy handed over the car keys to Virginia and wedged herself into the passenger-seat , glancing rather apprehensively at Virginia as they accelerated slightly too fast out of the car park . |
| 10 | She returned from that visit almost sprightly ( desperate ? ) in her attempts to please and to ingratiate herself into the household . |
| 11 | She leapt over the ditch opposite the Martins ' orchard wall and hurled herself into the undergrowth . |