Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] itself into " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hoverspeeder , its motors still idling , was attempting to wedge itself into the hole in the wall which Daak must have made with the vehicle 's front thrusters . |
| 2 | His belly was beginning to pull itself into painful spasms . |
| 3 | Eager to lessen its dependence on the highly regulated and increasingly competitive British telecoms market , BT has been struggling to turn itself into a ‘ one-stop-shop ’ provider of global telecoms services for multinationals . |
| 4 | Preparing to split itself into two separate businesses , ICI has belatedly recognised that drastic action is needed to sharpen its focus , quicken management responses and increase shareholder value . |
| 5 | Trying to uproot itself into each escaping screech , |
| 6 | A town best known for its links with the railways is trying to turn itself into a garden city . |
| 7 | Under pressure from influential member states , the UN is trying to make itself into more of a military animal . |
| 8 | ICI is proposing to split itself into two companies ; its drugs and agrochemicals operations would become ICI Bio and would be a separate publicly listed company . |