Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pn reflx] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Marcus got himself into trouble , silly boy . |
| 2 | Mokosh changed herself into a raven and flew back with the turtle-dove to perch on the ridge of the wooden fort . |
| 3 | At a symbolic rally , held on May 23 in the capital San Salvador , the FMLN transformed itself into a political party . |
| 4 | Bernice lowered herself into the hole . |
| 5 | Tammuz threw himself into a chair and put his feet up on the edge of his workstation . |
| 6 | Georgina plumped herself into the visitor 's chair . |
| 7 | Refusing to accept dismemberment of his remaining territory , Wilfrid took himself into Mercia where he acted for King Aethelred as bishop of the Middle Angles ( HE , IV , 23 ; Vita Wilfridi , ch. 45 ) . |
| 8 | Philpott eased himself into an armchair , leaning his cane against the wall . |
| 9 | Utopia projected itself into the future instead . |
| 10 | After the high energy opening of ‘ The Locomotion ’ Kylie launched herself into a raunchy version of her second bit hit ‘ Got To Be Certain ’ . |
| 11 | Whatever Albie got himself into seems to have caught the attention of a lot of people . |
| 12 | Because it seems that Albie got himself into trouble two times over — once for the money , once for something else . |
| 13 | Léonie thrust herself into the musty blackness behind the barrel , found an arm , two arms , pulled . |
| 14 | Léonie tucked herself into a chair at the far end of the table , next to the silent Thérèse , who was n't eating either . |
| 15 | Helplessly , Harry stood silent as Cora-Beth threw herself into her father 's arms . |
| 16 | Jumping off , Perdita threw herself into Dancer 's arms , hugged the twins , and then turned more shyly to Ricky . |
| 17 | FORMER town crier Mike Chittenden turned himself into a human fireball outside the office of his former girlfriend . |
| 18 | Boo Radley got himself into trouble and although the punishment inflicted on him was in no way severe or a major disgrace , his father decided that it would embarrass the family to have his son be sent away to the school that the punishment intended . |
| 19 | Sonia and Helen flung themselves into my arms , to Joe 's great astonishment . |
| 20 | Alain flung himself into a chair , his lips twisted into the old sardonic smile . |
| 21 | Maria smiled shyly as Lindsey lowered herself into one of the white chairs . |
| 22 | Mr Yeltsin flung himself into preparations for a plebiscite to undercut the legislature 's power , amid fears that the country was descending into turmoil or even civil war . |
| 23 | Rita let herself into the house with the Yale . |
| 24 | Over two hundred people from Garland Road and Felcourt formed themselves into teams of ten to pit their wits against each other in a trivial pursuits type quiz night . |
| 25 | Rose shut herself into her office , grimly applying herself to routine . |
| 26 | Using SMED with the policies of ‘ Working Smarter not Harder ’ and ‘ Eliminating Waste , ’ the MIT launched itself into grade change-over time reduction with tremendous success . |
| 27 | ' I understand that Daniele Miletti got himself into some trouble with your section some time ago . ’ |
| 28 | An audience never failed to gasp and cry out when Gabriel flung himself into the flying harness , arms outstretched and billowing with silk . |
| 29 | Miller jerked himself into some sort of alert state as they approached , smiling glassily . |
| 30 | C. T. threw himself into Christian activity with the same discipline and dedication he had given to cricket , and determined to join another well-known Cambridge athlete , Stanley Smith the oarsman , in the then little-known China Inland Mission led by J. Hudson Taylor [ q.v . ] . |