Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pn reflx] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Craig Chalmers must continue to bring his backs into the game rather than kick away possession or run himself into the thickest traffic . |
| 2 | Frequently , they expressed a sympathy for guerrilla activities and direct action , without recognizing that successful guerrilla movements were either controlled by an organized and disciplined party ( as in China ) or turned themselves into a traditional type of party ( as in Cuba ) when it became necessary to consolidate their rule and implement their policies . |
| 3 | When in trouble he could , like a god , make himself invisible or turn himself into an animal . |
| 4 | One could either leave the sliding door open and see the world go by down the corridor , or close oneself into a private cocoon ; and at night , one 's bed descended from the ceiling and on to the seat of the facilities which effectively put them out of use . |
| 5 | ‘ It is rather like tackling a marathon without training or throwing yourself into a game of squash when you are out of condition . |
| 6 | The bed could either be a sofa bed or a studio couch with , perhaps , extra drawers underneath , or , in a smaller room , an armchair that transforms itself into a bed . |
| 7 | Sweeping into the market with some force has been Abbey National , the building society that turned itself into a bank in 1989 . |
| 8 | The conference decided that the ANC would , at this stage , remain a liberation movement rather than transform itself into a political party . |
| 9 | This means , in effect , that each Alu sequence that inserts itself into the chromosomes carries with it the means to get out again and reinsert itself somewhere else . |
| 10 | The public are respectfully informed , that the Committee appointed by the Odiham Agriculture Society to consider the best method of improving the Art commonly called Farriery , have , in pursuance of that design , and feeling themselves unable to act with due energy and effect in the capacity of a Committee , found it expedient to detach themselves from that respectable Society , and to erect themselves into the present form . |
| 11 | I gave Becky to them and lowered myself into the water . |
| 12 | But she did not answer him , only bent and lowered herself into the water , hissing as the coldness burned into the wound , a faint moan escaping through her gritted teeth as she began to wash . |
| 13 | And that curtain went from the window right across the room and pinned itself into the piano , pinned the curtains into the piano . |
| 14 | But Christine put the fern back on the sill and deflated herself into an armchair by the window . |
| 15 | He came to A Division and got himself into a lot of trouble through damn stupidity . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She had to seduce Jim by whipping off a false beard disguise and transforming herself into an exotic belly-dancer . |
| 18 | I was spitting with fear and frustration as I yanked on some clothes and flung myself into the control area . |
| 19 | Pickets broke through the police lines and flung themselves into the road in an attempt to stop the vehicles . |
| 20 | If we did n't get the damage repaired , we could end up with a blind ship and fly ourselves into a black hole . |
| 21 | He wanted to get out of the old activist scene and transform himself into a modern , successful businessman . |
| 22 | It agreed to draw on creative Marxism and other traditions and transform itself into an empowering organisation in order to contribute to opening up the new political formulations that will be needed across Europe in the post cold-war era . |
| 23 | Using the cover of the bushes or whatever , I crouch as low as possible and manoeuvre myself into a position where I know I could cast to them , not forgetting to make a note of a landing site , for it is useless to hook a fish if you can not play it to the landing net . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He snaps and frets and worries himself into a frenzy . |
| 26 | Left alone , Meredith ignored her shaking legs and managed to strip off and ease herself into the heavy waist petticoats from beside the chest . |
| 27 | ‘ I turned round one day and admitted I had a problem and booked myself into a clinic . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Derrick and I went to Blackpool and booked ourselves into a hotel , ’ she recalls . |
| 29 | While the Greed Is Good League threatens to fall apart — and who cares ? — while England 's team is outplayed in Spain , cricket 's selectors drop David Gower and hurl themselves into a whirlpool of crazy contradictions . |
| 30 | Peter walked up the concrete path and let himself into the house . |