Example sentences of "embed itself in " in BNC.
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1 | On route from Kilham to Lowthorpe , the heavy stone base of the cross fell off at Ruston Parva and embedded itself in the verge side there , from where it was rescued in recent years and now stands on Ruston Parva village green . |
2 | Alexei loosed , and the arrow leapt from the bow and embedded itself in the wooden spike which rose from the dome of a house two streets away . |
3 | The blastocyst will now implant or embed itself in the endometrium , losing its membrane . |
4 | A micro-second after he saw the first flash , the bullet which had come from it was embedding itself in his skull . |
5 | The remainder deflected downwards into the rear pressurised compartment , went straight through the conduit carrying the cables to the lower rear turret , then carried on into the rear gunner 's position , perforating the hatch and embedding itself in the lagging on the armour plating at the rear of the position . |
6 | The second embedded itself in the ground near Lee 's foot . |
7 | The wily captain 's luck was holding in more ways than one for the customs search team found that one of the French shells had ricochetted down an alleyway , through the door of the Captain 's cabin and had embedded itself in the leg of a table where the occupant would have been sitting . |