Example sentences of "[v-ing] himself into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he was naked too beside her and making pantomime bows to his guests before launching himself into the night . |
| 2 | The fourth man had abandoned their horses to his wounded companion and was launching himself into the fray . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Now , Armani is Italy 's new Great Dictator but his genius is that , having handed down his basic dictate — that both women and men look their best in unstructured tailoring applied to traditional menswear fabrics — he has succeeded in turning himself into the Great Listener . |
| 6 | He bought the old Cherton Manor about a year ago and has set about turning himself into the local squire . ’ |
| 7 | Now Taylor is looking forward to forcing himself into the England pace attack alongside the likes of Chris Lewis , Devon Malcolm and Phil DeFreitas . |
| 8 | He had been the clever , handsome , ambitious boy from a lower-middle-class home , likeable , amusing , buying himself into the company he wanted by looks and wit , clever at concealing the itch of ambition . |
| 9 | He hit the deck , moulding himself into the shadow as a matter of conditioned reflex . |
| 10 | But the others evidently had not , or Rufus had not , walking jauntily and with swinging stride across the tarmac , his stethoscope bobbing up and down , letting himself into the main hospital block , Shiva later saw , by a door marked ‘ Private ’ , which he slammed behind him with a fine disregard for the notices exhorting all to silence . |
| 11 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 12 | Though Larry does not ultimately succeed in reintegrating himself into the world , his efforts to come to terms with the consequences of his experience in the death world of his hallucination indicate a potential mode of interpersonal relation that would provide the basis for a more ‘ sane ’ existence . |
| 13 | Then I realized he was putting himself into the part . |
| 14 | As their wooden seat rose , swaying to the top of the wheel , Gazzer edged his body away from Simon , squeezing himself into the comer . |
| 15 | He slid her a coolly measuring look , clearly not accustomed to being told what to do by a mere make-up artist , but to her relief he did as he was bid , lowering himself into the chair and sliding down to tilt his head back into the sink . |
| 16 | Doug was throwing himself into the part with relish . |
| 17 | When Geoffrey of Brittany was buried it was said that Philip had been forcibly prevented from throwing himself into the grave to join his friend . |
| 18 | That 's right , yes I mean , the goalkeeper was fantastic first half , and really we only had one chance second half , and he made a great save from Fossey. erm First half , it was a case of just throwing himself into the right area and the ball was hitting his body and you know , he was just a good example of how to be a good goalkeeper . |
| 19 | He is a star who takes himself seriously and his method-acting technique of thinking himself into the part is legendary . |
| 20 | ‘ This train , ’ he said , settling himself into the armchair and indicating the facilities for me , ‘ is a triumph of diplomacy , eh ? ’ |
| 21 | Adjusting his trouser crew fastidiously Michael sat down again , settling himself into the over-upholstered chair . |
| 22 | He rested for a minute , weighing Karlinsky 's impending visit , dreaming himself into the spell of its promise . |