Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] himself into a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came to A Division and got himself into a lot of trouble through damn stupidity . |
| 2 | He wanted to get out of the old activist scene and transform himself into a modern , successful businessman . |
| 3 | He snaps and frets and worries himself into a frenzy . |
| 4 | Chris Wilkinson 's remarkable progress was curtailed in the quarter-finals by Chris Bailey who proceeded to displace last year 's circuit winner , the American Brian Joelson , in the semi-finals and ease himself into a confrontation with Bates the next day . |
| 5 | He rushed in and threw himself into a chair . |
| 6 | He greeted them briskly and folded himself into a chair . |
| 7 | He groaned , and curled himself into a ball . |
| 8 | He found sweeping the floor too boring and manoeuvred himself into a role making electrical control panels . |
| 9 | In pure reaction from terror he broke down and wept himself into a deep , swooning sleep as soon as he was alone with his blessed candle ; but when he awoke strangely refreshed and heartened he had his wits again , and could reason about his escape . |
| 10 | Les clearly liked the look of the place , took an immediate shine to the audience and launched himself into a neatly structured tirade on what makes tradition tick . |
| 11 | Singer tucked a leg underneath , put a hand to the floor , and pushed himself into a squat . |