Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] himself into " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Marcus got himself into trouble , silly boy . |
| 2 | Tammuz threw himself into a chair and put his feet up on the edge of his workstation . |
| 3 | Refusing to accept dismemberment of his remaining territory , Wilfrid took himself into Mercia where he acted for King Aethelred as bishop of the Middle Angles ( HE , IV , 23 ; Vita Wilfridi , ch. 45 ) . |
| 4 | Philpott eased himself into an armchair , leaning his cane against the wall . |
| 5 | Whatever Albie got himself into seems to have caught the attention of a lot of people . |
| 6 | Because it seems that Albie got himself into trouble two times over — once for the money , once for something else . |
| 7 | FORMER town crier Mike Chittenden turned himself into a human fireball outside the office of his former girlfriend . |
| 8 | Boo Radley got himself into trouble and although the punishment inflicted on him was in no way severe or a major disgrace , his father decided that it would embarrass the family to have his son be sent away to the school that the punishment intended . |
| 9 | Alain flung himself into a chair , his lips twisted into the old sardonic smile . |
| 10 | Mr Yeltsin flung himself into preparations for a plebiscite to undercut the legislature 's power , amid fears that the country was descending into turmoil or even civil war . |
| 11 | ' I understand that Daniele Miletti got himself into some trouble with your section some time ago . ’ |
| 12 | An audience never failed to gasp and cry out when Gabriel flung himself into the flying harness , arms outstretched and billowing with silk . |
| 13 | Miller jerked himself into some sort of alert state as they approached , smiling glassily . |
| 14 | C. T. threw himself into Christian activity with the same discipline and dedication he had given to cricket , and determined to join another well-known Cambridge athlete , Stanley Smith the oarsman , in the then little-known China Inland Mission led by J. Hudson Taylor [ q.v . ] . |
| 15 | Huy forced himself into a sitting position by degrees and brought the empty jar of fig liquor into vision . |
| 16 | In less than three years after his demob from the self-indulgent pastures of the peacetime RAF , Richard Burton turned himself into a great young classical actor — the heir and very apparent to Gielgud and Olivier ; and Hollywood was on the line , fishing for a new star . |
| 17 | Hoover threw himself into the campaign . |
| 18 | Last night , Waldegrave drank himself into a stupor . |
| 19 | Corbett Farraday let himself into the moderately imposing Edwardian villa which he shared with his mother . |
| 20 | ‘ Learn anything ? ’ asked his driver , as Spruce eased himself into the Datsun . |
| 21 | Tallboy eased himself into the atmosphere . |
| 22 | Pa shrugged himself into his coat and tied a muffler about his neck to keep out the cold February wind . |
| 23 | On a tour of India , Diana turned her face away as Charles forced himself into a stilted show of affection and his kiss turned into an ugly grimace . |
| 24 | Based at his brother 's flat as usual , Stirling launched himself into a feverish round of activity . |
| 25 | Wexford let himself into his own house and the dog Clytemnestra galloped to meet him . |
| 26 | When Rory Collins let himself into the bungalow , his mother was still up . |
| 27 | Alex worked himself into a crimson-faced rage and bit the curled corner of the carpet , whereupon Marie picked him up bodily and carried him out of the room . |
| 28 | C'zinsit hurled himself into the saddle and charged away . |
| 29 | Henry lowered himself into the driver 's seat and stood looking out at her for a moment . |
| 30 | Convinced he needed therapy , Lowe booked himself into the Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Clinic in Arizona . |