Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] [pn reflx] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Place and spirit of place is the inspiration of more poetry than we nowadays like to admit ; and to do that poetry justice , the critic needs to turn himself into a tourist . |
| 2 | She had even felt her mouth begin to twist itself into a grin … . |
| 3 | She began to get up but by now the man and the bear had moved themselves into the open area of the coach between the pairs of doors . |
| 4 | At the moment of crisis , in the hand-to-hand fighting at the gates of Taillebourg when the decision could have gone either way , Richard had thrown himself into the thick of the melee . |
| 5 | Once the fungus has dug itself into the vagina , it is difficult to dislodge and the normal bacteria , particularly the lactobacillus , find it hard to reestablish themselves . |
| 6 | These elections concluded the business of the first day of the Leeds Congress , on which , in the words of the preamble to the constitution of the BDDA : The Deaf and Dumb of Great Britain and Ireland agree[d] to form themselves into an Association for the advancement and protection of their interests in every possible way ( in such a manner as will not interfere with the work of the existing societies ) . |
| 7 | Hope had talked himself into a state of indignation . |
| 8 | Local youngsters have formed themselves into an action group in Ness and have repaired and redecorated the community hall , sponsored a Job Creation project for further improvements to the kitchen facilities and environs , formed a local band , organised a sponsored clean up , established representation within the Community Association and plan to develop a workshop attached to the hall . |
| 9 | Hell 's teeth , I 'm just going to phone again , am I , only an hour after the last time — ‘ Little Bina 's got herself into a mess , ran away from home and got her bag nicked , can you come and fetch her quick cos she 's very frightened ? ’ |
| 10 | He no longer fears ridicule or criticism ; instead , his fear is that people will not act swiftly enough , that human nature has locked itself into a process of acquisitiveness and materialism , and that three hundred years of our industrial society have alienated people from the aesthetic values mankind once possessed . |
| 11 | However , the group managed to put itself into a position to take advantage of the surge in bookings which followed the ending of the Gulf war last year and the demise of International Leisure Group . |
| 12 | ‘ Have a cushion behind your head , ’ said Dimity , when the rector had lowered himself into an armchair . |
| 13 | It had long been understood that , while the refugee camps of the East Bank had remained pro-PLO ever since the events of 1970–1 , the wealthier Palestinians had incorporated themselves into the Jordanian establishment . |
| 14 | MY DAUGHTER and her husband have got themselves into a ridiculous situation and , though I could happily bang their heads together , I feel I 've got to help them . |
| 15 | Civic Alliance , a coalition of extra-parliamentary opposition groups , played a major role in the anti-government strikes and protests , and in July 1991 Civic Alliance decided to transform itself into a political party . |
| 16 | These difficulties have resolved themselves into the question : is the comment " fair " , in the sense of being one which the commentator could honestly express , on the strength of such of his facts as can be proved to be true ? |
| 17 | But it did not , at any rate for the peasantry , which on the whole refused to turn itself into a flourishing class of commercial farmers even when it had the chance to do so . |
| 18 | In the United States , public relations has divided itself into a great many specialities so that if you want to employ public relations to handle , say , a health issue , you go to someone who specializes in health communications . |
| 19 | LOYALIST URBAN VIGILANTEES BEGIN TO FORM THEMSELVES INTO THE ULSTER DEFENCE ASSOCIATION . |
| 20 | Joe had hitched himself into a sitting position against the bole of a tree , and as he wiped his face he answered , ‘ I 'm … |
| 21 | I could sense the Colonel had got himself into a capricious and dangerous mood . |
| 22 | Johnson had steered himself into a position of strength from which to conduct his campaign in the election of 1964 . |
| 23 | ‘ Rangers have played themselves into a good situation and proved we are a decent side . |
| 24 | I think Lewisham have got themselves into a ludicrous state over people er . |
| 25 | THE Government has drilled itself into a well on oil jobs as it ‘ scrambles out of a hole on pit closures ’ , Alex Salmond , the Scottish National Party leader , said yesterday . |
| 26 | WORLD cricket has distilled itself into the English game : the World Cup is over , South Africa have played their first Test match against the West Indies and now the far flung stars of these international matches have flown in to fill the last few places in the carousel of English county cricket . |
| 27 | The Government had forced itself into a corner for no reason at all other than the Prime Minister 's stubbornness . |
| 28 | The MEP , who rode on a motorcycle on an open road for the first time on Saturday , said he was very impressed by the way bikers had organised themselves into a Europe-wide movement . |
| 29 | I spend most of my life trying to ingratiate myself into a sick society rather than trying to smash that society . |
| 30 | By entering the forest she and Allen had launched themselves into a stream of events that carried them with it . |