Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother was watching the weather forecast on television when he let himself into the house . |
| 2 | Corbett Farraday let himself into the moderately imposing Edwardian villa which he shared with his mother . |
| 3 | When Rory Collins let himself into the bungalow , his mother was still up . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | He levered himself into the seat nearest Milton and rested the frame nearby . |
| 6 | Yet all that feeling , all that energy , discharged itself into the void so long as it did not flow down one of the channels that made the great wheels turn — in Edinburgh , in London and Paris . |
| 7 | Rita let herself into the house with the Yale . |
| 8 | It was quite dark when Breeze let herself into the house , and for a second she was dazzled by the electric light , and failed to see the suitcases in the hall . |
| 9 | She let herself into the kitchen , where young Joe Burns had asked about her . |
| 10 | When she let herself into the flat , Ralph was waiting in the hall . |
| 11 | She let herself into the kitchen and sank into a chair before the fire that urgently needed mending . |
| 12 | The girl was carrying a latchkey ; she let herself into the cabin . |
| 13 | She let herself into the house , and made herself a cup of tea . |
| 14 | She let herself into the comfort and glow of the solar to hear her father 's querulous voice complaining , in terms in which surely he himself did not believe : ‘ My mind misdoubts me we have done wrong to have any part in this . |
| 15 | There was no one about when she let herself into the house , and thankfully she went quietly up to her room . |
| 16 | Aided by her publicity adviser , Sir Gordon Reece , the mousy frump in sensible shoes and off-the-peg clothing transformed herself into the glamorous power-dresser , with coiffed blonde hair and capped teeth , who led President Mitterrand to slaver , ‘ She has the eyes of Caligula and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe . ’ |
| 17 | Roxie drew herself into the corner as if she wanted to get as far away from them as she could . |
| 18 | Eliot had arranged with me beforehand that we should have a private meeting , and meanwhile I sank myself into the communal life of the place . |
| 19 | As Hollywood history has shown , Curtis recognized that he did have a drug problem when , in 1984 , he admitted himself into the Betty Ford Alcoholic and Drugs Treatment Center for treatment for his drug abuse and alcoholism . |
| 20 | Henry lowered himself into the driver 's seat and stood looking out at her for a moment . |
| 21 | After a moment 's hesitation she sat in one of the large armchairs , half expecting to be pushed on to the settee , but he allowed her to sit alone , only raising an eyebrow as he lowered himself into the matching chair . |
| 22 | He looked to belong to a different generation from that of Dysart and Ockleton , his face flushed and lined beneath a mane of grey hair , his chest heaving desperately as he lowered himself into the wheelchair . |
| 23 | Then he lowered himself into the driving seat , slowly and painfully , and pulled the door shut . |
| 24 | She made herself as comfortable as she could , listening to the sounds Travis made as he zipped himself into the sleeping-bag and made himself comfortable . |
| 25 | There he flung himself into the local setting with characteristic abandon and commitment , participating in the daily round of village life with an eagerness and zest which he attributed partly to his Polish temperament ; there he established standards of meticulous and painstaking observation and inquiry which have been an inspiration to social anthropologists ever since . |
| 26 | When the large chromium headlamps of the Citron were only five feet from them , the first boy flung himself into the roadside ditch and let out a yell of triumph as he tumbled into the filthy water . |
| 27 | An audience never failed to gasp and cry out when Gabriel flung himself into the flying harness , arms outstretched and billowing with silk . |
| 28 | He flung himself into the driving seat . |
| 29 | Convinced he needed therapy , Lowe booked himself into the Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Clinic in Arizona . |
| 30 | And above their heads the monitors showed captions rolling , and the faint tinny music entwined itself into the noise , and the screens blacked . |