Example sentences of "themselves [adv] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some needed only to know that we existed — that was enough for them to throw themselves wholeheartedly into the gay life . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , many feminists did throw themselves wholeheartedly into the purity campaigns . |
| 3 | Burrowing bivalves , which are typically found in the soft bottoms of shallow seas today , dig themselves down into the sediment , where they escape the attention of many predators ( except birds with long bills ! ) . |
| 4 | Certain snakes and lizards are highly efficient at wriggling themselves down into the sand or gravel in such a way that only the tops of their heads and their eyes remain exposed to view . |
| 5 | The foot is reduced to a protrusion that they use to pull themselves down into the sand . |
| 6 | A huge amount of political and industrial restructuring will have to take place as the east European states shake themselves down into the national structures that most suit their individual aspirations . |
| 7 | My uncle in the evening had read aloud something where the line was quoted The child is father to the man and these words insinuated themselves not into the stony ground and thistles of my mind but into the dark rich soil that brings forth a hundred fold . |
| 8 | And , as a bonus , the pubs stay open so revellers can drink themselves merrily into the new year . |
| 9 | 236 for 2 overnight became 296 for 7 next morning as England bowled themselves back into the game , but Lloyd and Garner put on 83 for the eighth wicket and then Holding and Croft an unbeaten 67 for the tenth as the bowlers tired , enabling Lloyd to declare on 468 . |
| 10 | Normally , financial troubles and scandals around money visit players late in their lives , when their playing days are over and they are rehabilitating themselves back into the real world . |
| 11 | However , there was a storming finish as Peterborough twice hauled themselves back into the match . |
| 12 | However , Liverpool began to pull themselves back into the game , and in the 68th minute Bobby Mimms had to push Ian Rush 's close-range header off the line . |
| 13 | His superbly-crafted strike arrived just after Palace had seemingly hauled themselves back into the game after Eddie McGoldrick had cancelled out Paul Merson 's early strike . |
| 14 | Wivenhoe 's only chance of hauling themselves back into the match came in the 48th minute when Gray was pulled down by keeper Caskey , who then saved the spot kick from Abrahams . |
| 15 | Warrington could n't get themselves back into the match after having Neil Harmon ( bottom right ) sent off for a high tackle in the second half . |
| 16 | They gradually pulled themselves back into the game . |
| 17 | The Cherry and Whites tried to pull themselves back into the game … they huffed and puffed but could n't blow the Scottish down … and defeat means the rugby world are wondering whether Gloucester are as strong as they were … club coach keith richardson knows the truth |
| 18 | With their curiosity satisfied and the music too slow to be interesting , Wayne and Sandy had taken themselves out into the gardens to cool off . |
| 19 | Leopards have been known to carry a kill half as heavy again as themselves high into the branches of a tree . |
| 20 | Whereas previously their contribution had been submerged beneath the power of the front pair , on ‘ Meat Is Murder ’ they brought themselves fully into the fray , skilfully powering the music into the subconscious . |
| 21 | He and Catherine took their leave and crammed themselves again into the rickety lift . |