Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [verb] [pn reflx] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the moment of crisis , in the hand-to-hand fighting at the gates of Taillebourg when the decision could have gone either way , Richard had thrown himself into the thick of the melee . |
| 2 | These elections concluded the business of the first day of the Leeds Congress , on which , in the words of the preamble to the constitution of the BDDA : The Deaf and Dumb of Great Britain and Ireland agree[d] to form themselves into an Association for the advancement and protection of their interests in every possible way ( in such a manner as will not interfere with the work of the existing societies ) . |
| 3 | Hope had talked himself into a state of indignation . |
| 4 | Hell 's teeth , I 'm just going to phone again , am I , only an hour after the last time — ‘ Little Bina 's got herself into a mess , ran away from home and got her bag nicked , can you come and fetch her quick cos she 's very frightened ? ’ |
| 5 | Joe had hitched himself into a sitting position against the bole of a tree , and as he wiped his face he answered , ‘ I 'm … |
| 6 | Johnson had steered himself into a position of strength from which to conduct his campaign in the election of 1964 . |
| 7 | I think Lewisham have got themselves into a ludicrous state over people er . |
| 8 | By entering the forest she and Allen had launched themselves into a stream of events that carried them with it . |
| 9 | Amy had thrown herself into the social round , while Catherine had begun a career in journalism . |
| 10 | A typical set up costs less than £1000 and MK aims to price itself into a new market between simple time switches and expensive custom-built computer-based energy management systems . |
| 11 | Luke could have done with more help , but Umberto had barricaded himself into the tack room with another bottle . |
| 12 | He would get up and blunder about falling over shoes and unable to find his dressing gown , until at last the light had to be turned on to sort him out , and Chrissy had worked himself into a frenzy . |
| 13 | That much accomplished , the yeast presumably could be spread over Seveso in Italy , Times Beach in Missouri , and other places where chlorinated aromatics such as TCDD have insinuated themselves into the environment . |