Example sentences of "[vb base] himself into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to get out of the old activist scene and transform himself into a modern , successful businessman . |
| 2 | Perhaps we might have a look at things , at this stage , through the eyes of young Benjamin Titford , the youngest surviving son , left motherless at nine years old ; waving his big brother William Charles goodbye as he set off for London soon afterwards ; watching brother John cough himself into an early grave ; listening to endless conversations about high prices , shortages , and a war across the channel ; dragged out of his bed in the middle of the night to cries of ‘ Fire ! ’ and ‘ Flood ! ’ ; struggling to keep warm every winter ; watching his father die of a long illness — these experiences made his childhood , in modern terms , an awful , albeit a dramatic one . |
| 3 | Chris Wilkinson 's remarkable progress was curtailed in the quarter-finals by Chris Bailey who proceeded to displace last year 's circuit winner , the American Brian Joelson , in the semi-finals and ease himself into a confrontation with Bates the next day . |
| 4 | Let himself into the kiosk , did n't get any cash , so he did a bit of damage . |
| 5 | Peter walked up the concrete path and let himself into the house . |
| 6 | Dean climbed off the roof and let himself into the car the way he had come . |
| 7 | Lorton glanced over his shoulder and let himself into the flat with the key he had found on Celia 's mantelpiece . |
| 8 | He took out a key and let himself into the building . |
| 9 | Craig Chalmers must continue to bring his backs into the game rather than kick away possession or run himself into the thickest traffic . |
| 10 | Maybe lull himself into a little sleep . |
| 11 | When in trouble he could , like a god , make himself invisible or turn himself into an animal . |
| 12 | Rather than have him insinuate himself into the building later and perhaps annoy her neighbours , she capitulated and invited him to the flat . |
| 13 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |