Example sentences of "run themselves into " in BNC.

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1 Instead of accepting that their normal circuit is not possible and organising an alternative , they may try to make their formal pattern and so run themselves into an even more difficult situation .
2 Campese , scorer of a record 51 Test tries , the most recent against Ireland last weekend , had second thoughts about taking his World Cup winners ' medal into retirement , despite his claim that rugby players are running themselves into the ground .
3 ‘ In the end , however , Torpedo stole the game from us despite my players running themselves into the ground .
4 As individual developments , both directions were destined to run themselves into the ground .
5 ‘ In the end , however , Torpedo stole the game from us despite the fact that my players ran themselves into the ground .
6 Mitchell and White ran themselves into the ground and Nicky Summerbee tried everything he could to get a goal .
7 They ran themselves into the ground , ran Chesterfield off the pitch , but they could n't get another goal .
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