Example sentences of "yourself into [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 turn yourself into a monk
2 Until you know someone , you should beware of putting yourself into a position where you may be trapped , pestered , or embarrassed .
3 But you can not make yourself into a cricketer .
4 To turn yourself into a brood-mare for the first man you met !
5 It 's a great mistake to get yourself into a state of nervous excitement all the time … nobody should ever overdo it you know … you should read Jane Austen and then you 'll feel better .
6 I mean , do n't get yourself into a state over it , or issue any rash ultimatums or anything . "
7 You 're working yourself into a state .
8 You 've just forced yourself into a cab , which is going down a London street at eight o'clock at night . ’
9 She felt Jackie Tiptoe 's breath on her cheek and heard his whisper , ‘ Do n't fight , do n't think , make yourself into a machine , it 's the only way . ’
10 If you 're lying in bed trying to go to sleep and you 're screwing yourself into a ball of self-disgust , you 're gon na find the sheets get colder and your limbs get stiffer , and if you do n't break the mood you 'd be better out of bed .
11 Why not go the whole hog and book yourself into a health farm for a really relaxing break .
12 Although you might have driven a long way to get there , do n't put yourself into a situation you ca n't handle .
13 ‘ It is rather like tackling a marathon without training or throwing yourself into a game of squash when you are out of condition .
14 Afterwards , you should feel revitalised — as though you have plugged yourself into a source of energy .
15 ‘ So you can drink yourself into a stupor ? ’
16 Turning yourself into an animal — ’ His arm flew up .
17 Another good way of practising the start without having to go through the exhausting rig recovery is to sail along and lower yourself into the water .
18 ‘ You had better get yourself into the washhouse and clean yourself up , ’ she said , ‘ I am going round to the Post Office and let Sid Watkins know . ’
19 And you know very well that as soon as you start to launch yourself into the world of contracting by , by its very nature a contract a a automatically has loopholes in it , and the more you write in a contract the more loopholes you 've got .
20 But do n't drive yourself into the ground .
21 If you are well practised in a careful approach , having learned the art of blending yourself into the background and moving with the silence and stealth of a hungry alley-cat , then you will soon be close enough to identify them as chub .
22 ‘ Perhaps next time you 'll inform me first before you gatecrash my party and throw yourself into the fountain .
23 ‘ And then you 'd have to haul yourself into the loft .
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