Example sentences of "themselves into [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since battle had been effectively joined last spring , when Major first considered going to the country , the parties had bludgeoned themselves into mutual exhaustion before the final clash of arms . |
| 2 | It is hard to resist the pressure to use them , especially as some nuclear-power generators have tied themselves into long-term reprocessing contracts . |
| 3 | In the wake of IBM 's fateful decision , the relative handful of customers that had not actively sought all the pricing data available were driven to plug themselves into new information sources . |
| 4 | When the Duke of Wellington was confronted by the realities of the steam locomotive he responded : ‘ I see no reason to suppose that these machines will ever force themselves into general use . ’ |
| 5 | Professional clubs formed themselves into limited liability companies not to speculate in the entertainment business but to make legally secure the cost of providing facilities . |
| 6 | Analysis of these projects suggested that if such control were to be achieved , local people would have to acquire the motivation and skills to be able to organize themselves into effective action groups able to negotiate with public authorities . |
| 7 | It begins with a human circle , linked by the little fingers , swaying and chanting themselves into deep trance with the eyes closed . |
| 8 | I could n't get rid of my disability , became more staunch in my socialist politics , got rid of my accent and was thankful when my parents put themselves into enormous debt and bought a tip of a house in Croydon . |
| 9 | People may put themselves into residential care if they wish they will pay the whole of the bill . |
| 10 | In the Sunday market the quality — popular division became even sharper than among the dailies when the qualities turned themselves into large scale Sunday magazines . |
| 11 | Some find themselves into formal language while others remain always in the realm of slang . |