Example sentences of "[verb] himself into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Increasingly man is being urged to launch himself into the barely-explored regions of his innermost self in ‘ crafts ’ which are often unstable . |
| 2 | She just looked up at him with bewildered eyes and he put her firmly away , turning to launch himself into the water . |
| 3 | Now he was naked too beside her and making pantomime bows to his guests before launching himself into the night . |
| 4 | The fourth man had abandoned their horses to his wounded companion and was launching himself into the fray . |
| 5 | His mother was watching the weather forecast on television when he let himself into the house . |
| 6 | Corbett Farraday let himself into the moderately imposing Edwardian villa which he shared with his mother . |
| 7 | When Rory Collins let himself into the bungalow , his mother was still up . |
| 8 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
| 9 | At 26 , then , young William Charles ( 'Call me Charles … ' ) had magically catapulted himself into the lower echelons of the Establishment — all achieved , we may suppose , with the help of a good head for business , a degree of energy and flamboyance and an ingratiating style with customers , especially ladies ? |
| 10 | It was painful , beautiful and obscure , a not uncommon state of affairs when the creator also directs , gives a running commentary on the action and writes himself into the story at the end . |
| 11 | He levered himself into the seat nearest Milton and rested the frame nearby . |
| 12 | Somehow or other , the vicar got off stage , and disappeared behind the altar , perhaps off to hurl himself into the flames that would shortly be consuming Donald . |
| 13 | As Hollywood history has shown , Curtis recognized that he did have a drug problem when , in 1984 , he admitted himself into the Betty Ford Alcoholic and Drugs Treatment Center for treatment for his drug abuse and alcoholism . |
| 14 | Henry lowered himself into the driver 's seat and stood looking out at her for a moment . |
| 15 | After a moment 's hesitation she sat in one of the large armchairs , half expecting to be pushed on to the settee , but he allowed her to sit alone , only raising an eyebrow as he lowered himself into the matching chair . |
| 16 | He looked to belong to a different generation from that of Dysart and Ockleton , his face flushed and lined beneath a mane of grey hair , his chest heaving desperately as he lowered himself into the wheelchair . |
| 17 | Then he lowered himself into the driving seat , slowly and painfully , and pulled the door shut . |
| 18 | When it came time to fling himself into the cradle of the flying harness , the back scenery was slippery with rain , and Gabriel 's bare feet slithered against the paint so that he plunged nose down , the harness slipped down to his hips , and he sawed to and fro , arms outstretched . |
| 19 | She made herself as comfortable as she could , listening to the sounds Travis made as he zipped himself into the sleeping-bag and made himself comfortable . |
| 20 | Totally blinded , his spectacles streaming with water as he bobbed up , he tried to float himself into the galley . |
| 21 | He should think himself into the position of the other person , whether in-house or customer , and try to anticipate his approach and reactions . |
| 22 | There he flung himself into the local setting with characteristic abandon and commitment , participating in the daily round of village life with an eagerness and zest which he attributed partly to his Polish temperament ; there he established standards of meticulous and painstaking observation and inquiry which have been an inspiration to social anthropologists ever since . |
| 23 | When the large chromium headlamps of the Citron were only five feet from them , the first boy flung himself into the roadside ditch and let out a yell of triumph as he tumbled into the filthy water . |
| 24 | An audience never failed to gasp and cry out when Gabriel flung himself into the flying harness , arms outstretched and billowing with silk . |
| 25 | He flung himself into the driving seat . |
| 26 | It was reminiscent of one of those terrifying cases in which a hospital porter appears in court after donning a white coat , insinuating himself into the operating theatre , and setting to work on an appendix . |
| 27 | She resented the way in which he seemed to be taking over , insinuating himself into the family as cunningly as he once had in Oxford . |
| 28 | I thought it was a good analogy to how Manson had affected the country , how he had really wedged himself into the American family to the extent that he 's now on the country 's most popular TV show . |
| 29 | Luke could have done with more help , but Umberto had barricaded himself into the tack room with another bottle . |
| 30 | Let himself into the kiosk , did n't get any cash , so he did a bit of damage . |