Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pn reflx] into the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aided by her publicity adviser , Sir Gordon Reece , the mousy frump in sensible shoes and off-the-peg clothing transformed herself into the glamorous power-dresser , with coiffed blonde hair and capped teeth , who led President Mitterrand to slaver , ‘ She has the eyes of Caligula and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe . ’ |
| 2 | Léonie thrust herself into the musty blackness behind the barrel , found an arm , two arms , pulled . |
| 3 | With that strength of support coming from far and near , the South Ronaldsay Parents Action Committee launched itself into the mammoth task it faced . |
| 4 | The Mensheviks threw themselves into the working-class trade unions and other organizations which sprang up , seeking the fusion of the Party and the rank-and-file proletariat . |
| 5 | An audience never failed to gasp and cry out when Gabriel flung himself into the flying harness , arms outstretched and billowing with silk . |
| 6 | As well as updating its RISC System/6000 series with new machines designed specifically for commercial , technical and parallel computing markets ( UX No 420 ) , the company last week pitched itself into the thick of the Unix workstation price war with the introduction of a sub-$4,000 offering . |
| 7 | When the other woman folded herself into the delicate embrace , she was shocked at how thin her friend had become . |
| 8 | The truth is that the social sciences reflected the pre-conceptions and problems of bourgeois liberalism in its classic form , which was not found in Germany , where bourgeois society inserted itself into the Bismarckian framework of aristocrats and bureaucrats . |
| 9 | In 1896 the fourth Congress resolved itself into the first National Council with a permanent staff and offices , at first in Birmingham and then in the Congregationalists ' London headquarters , Memorial Hall . |
| 10 | The snow was falling thickly and poured past the window in blizzard proportions as the plane hurled itself into the Arctic night . |
| 11 | Charlotte lowered herself into the nearest chair and watched Ursula lean slowly back against the window-sill , one hand grasping the edge tightly while the other held her cigarette . |
| 12 | Why the Romans threw themselves into the difficult business of absorbing the culture of one foreign nation just when they were involved in exhausting wars with another foreign nation , remains one of those puzzles which characterize nations in their most inscrutable and decisive hours . |
| 13 | Unable to breakout of the academic circuit in the UK , the US arm manoeuvred itself into the military market , mopping up defence supercomputing contracts . |
| 14 | Even through his distress , Francis Morgan was obviously struck by Catherine Crane 's looks and as the party distributed itself into the big Land Rover he managed to sit next to her . |