Example sentences of "[vb base] [pn reflx] into a [adj] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	If we did n't get the damage repaired , we could end up with a blind ship and fly ourselves into a black hole .
2	He wanted to get out of the old activist scene and transform himself into a modern , successful businessman .
3	Maybe lull himself into a little sleep .
4	What they could find room to laugh at , however , was the way in which respectable England could ignore the realities of slum life for so many years , while showering the Empire with the benefits of Christianity and imperial wars , and then get itself into a respectable lather in such a short time about a few broken heads among rough lads .
5	That 's why they are determined to triumph on Tuesday and lift themselves into a respectable position in Group Three from which the favourites to qualify are Spain , Denmark and the Republic of Ireland .
6	I lower myself into a contained eddy of water and lean back against a seat of rounded stone .
7	Turn yourself into a natural beauty this summer by adopting a good skin care routine now with the help of Sensiq .
8	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 .
9	For those who sell themselves into a like dominion , paying down the price of their own honour , and throwing their soul into the balance to sink the scale to the level of their lusts , must win deliverance hardly .
10	We all know that parachutes form themselves into a hemispherical shape as they fill with air ; but , for simplicity , it is better if we follow Hugh 's example and assume that we are dealing with a flat disc .
11	1 The chief characteristic of society is that it is " open " and made up of many interests that freely and automatically form themselves into a whole variety of groups .

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