Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mokosh changed herself into a raven and flew back with the turtle-dove to perch on the ridge of the wooden fort . |
| 2 | At a symbolic rally , held on May 23 in the capital San Salvador , the FMLN transformed itself into a political party . |
| 3 | Bernice lowered herself into the hole . |
| 4 | Tammuz threw himself into a chair and put his feet up on the edge of his workstation . |
| 5 | Georgina plumped herself into the visitor 's chair . |
| 6 | Philpott eased himself into an armchair , leaning his cane against the wall . |
| 7 | Utopia projected itself into the future instead . |
| 8 | After the high energy opening of ‘ The Locomotion ’ Kylie launched herself into a raunchy version of her second bit hit ‘ Got To Be Certain ’ . |
| 9 | The McCullochs turned into their cottage with a brief good-night and Cameron , James , and Allan let themselves into the tall , silent house along the road . |
| 10 | Léonie thrust herself into the musty blackness behind the barrel , found an arm , two arms , pulled . |
| 11 | Léonie tucked herself into a chair at the far end of the table , next to the silent Thérèse , who was n't eating either . |
| 12 | FORMER town crier Mike Chittenden turned himself into a human fireball outside the office of his former girlfriend . |
| 13 | Alain flung himself into a chair , his lips twisted into the old sardonic smile . |
| 14 | Rita let herself into the house with the Yale . |
| 15 | An audience never failed to gasp and cry out when Gabriel flung himself into the flying harness , arms outstretched and billowing with silk . |
| 16 | Claudia threw herself into the rehearsal for the show , trying to conquer her nerves by sheer will-power . |
| 17 | Jay wrenched herself into the present . |
| 18 | Huy forced himself into a sitting position by degrees and brought the empty jar of fig liquor into vision . |
| 19 | It is only human of Mr Teicher to make himself into the hero-victim of his own narrative . |
| 20 | Ma heaved herself into the armchair . |
| 21 | But there is no reason for Britain to differentiate herself into the sidelines . |
| 22 | In less than three years after his demob from the self-indulgent pastures of the peacetime RAF , Richard Burton turned himself into a great young classical actor — the heir and very apparent to Gielgud and Olivier ; and Hollywood was on the line , fishing for a new star . |
| 23 | After giving up her interior decoration business two years ago , Sally threw herself into the couple 's current venture , Harry Hares , a brasserie in Cirencester specialising in English food . |
| 24 | Hoover threw himself into the campaign . |
| 25 | Last night , Waldegrave drank himself into a stupor . |
| 26 | Corbett Farraday let himself into the moderately imposing Edwardian villa which he shared with his mother . |
| 27 | Roxie drew herself into the corner as if she wanted to get as far away from them as she could . |
| 28 | ‘ Learn anything ? ’ asked his driver , as Spruce eased himself into the Datsun . |
| 29 | Tallboy eased himself into the atmosphere . |
| 30 | On a tour of India , Diana turned her face away as Charles forced himself into a stilted show of affection and his kiss turned into an ugly grimace . |