Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then we got ourselves into a winning position only for carelessness to force us to go back to their place for a replay . ’ |
| 2 | For the rest of us , coming to terms with our grey hair and living with it may be a practical way of encouraging us to come to terms with our chronological age and of easing ourselves into a new age group . |
| 3 | It is suggested that we should develop in co-operation , or at least in parallel , with similar organizations , so that we do not paint ourselves into a corner with incompatible technologies . |
| 4 | It looked as if we had painted ourselves into a corner and I was on the verge of giving up and going home when Jake trundled up with his totter 's cart and his little skewbald pony . |
| 5 | So are we saying Mr Chairman that , we er launch ourselves into an adventure like an assessment without actually having an idea of the cost ? |
| 6 | If we did n't get the damage repaired , we could end up with a blind ship and fly ourselves into a black hole . |
| 7 | He wanted to get out of the old activist scene and transform himself into a modern , successful businessman . |
| 8 | Increasingly man is being urged to launch himself into the barely-explored regions of his innermost self in ‘ crafts ’ which are often unstable . |
| 9 | She just looked up at him with bewildered eyes and he put her firmly away , turning to launch himself into the water . |
| 10 | But as the Sure Style axe fell , one of its salesmen continued his pitch while a retired docker , Edward Donnelly , plugged himself into a lung machine for vital treatment . |
| 11 | Now he was naked too beside her and making pantomime bows to his guests before launching himself into the night . |
| 12 | The fourth man had abandoned their horses to his wounded companion and was launching himself into the fray . |
| 13 | He snaps and frets and worries himself into a frenzy . |
| 14 | How could he explain that only by emptying himself into a woman was there any relief ? |
| 15 | Forster took up a position with his back to the bows , wedging himself into a corner as Delaney tried the ship 's telephone again , speaking slowly and deliberately . |
| 16 | His mother was watching the weather forecast on television when he let himself into the house . |
| 17 | Corbett Farraday let himself into the moderately imposing Edwardian villa which he shared with his mother . |
| 18 | When Rory Collins let himself into the bungalow , his mother was still up . |
| 19 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
| 20 | It was silly to work himself into a state like this . |
| 21 | At 26 , then , young William Charles ( 'Call me Charles … ' ) had magically catapulted himself into the lower echelons of the Establishment — all achieved , we may suppose , with the help of a good head for business , a degree of energy and flamboyance and an ingratiating style with customers , especially ladies ? |
| 22 | A cousin of Frederick , the Elector Palatine , he was a physically feeble young man who by dint of self-discipline transformed himself into a vigorous soldier . |
| 23 | After the surgery , told to lose 50 pounds , he duly transformed himself into a jogging optimist . |
| 24 | Son of drunken Dic , son again of stern Philip the teacher , he transformed himself into an heroic king of England , and the theatrical court bowed the knee . |
| 25 | It was painful , beautiful and obscure , a not uncommon state of affairs when the creator also directs , gives a running commentary on the action and writes himself into the story at the end . |
| 26 | He levered himself into the seat nearest Milton and rested the frame nearby . |
| 27 | He moved himself into a reclining position , head against the padded headrest . |
| 28 | A hand launching itself into the air |
| 29 | His frown deepened , then transformed itself into a radiant grin . |
| 30 | At a symbolic rally , held on May 23 in the capital San Salvador , the FMLN transformed itself into a political party . |