Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] into the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She drew back , pressing herself into the upholstered chair , and surreptitiously studied him in the gilt mirror opposite . |
| 2 | Bones fly up from the ground all around them , magically assembling themselves into the massive skeleton of some huge , dinosaur-like beast . |
| 3 | Now , Armani is Italy 's new Great Dictator but his genius is that , having handed down his basic dictate — that both women and men look their best in unstructured tailoring applied to traditional menswear fabrics — he has succeeded in turning himself into the Great Listener . |
| 4 | He bought the old Cherton Manor about a year ago and has set about turning himself into the local squire . ’ |
| 5 | It responds to this helpful adjustment by promptly inverting itself into the mock-dead posture . |
| 6 | Right , right , would you like to sort of start getting yourselves into the other room . |
| 7 | Slopes of sand had drifted up against their flanks , moulding themselves into the deep crevices . |
| 8 | This effectively means tying ourselves into the rigorous German system of controlling monetary policy and inflation which , in the postwar period , has meant that the Germans have enjoyed consistently lower interest rates that those prevailing in the UK . |
| 9 | But the others evidently had not , or Rufus had not , walking jauntily and with swinging stride across the tarmac , his stethoscope bobbing up and down , letting himself into the main hospital block , Shiva later saw , by a door marked ‘ Private ’ , which he slammed behind him with a fine disregard for the notices exhorting all to silence . |
| 10 | I lay rigid , willing myself into the exhausted stupor that I knew was there waiting to engulf me again . |
| 11 | Now I 've got to sort out all the people who persist in putting themselves into the wrong bedrooms … ’ |
| 12 | Ideally the British wanted the Americans to be on call in reserve , not edging themselves into the premier position . |
| 13 | Try putting yourself into the other person 's shoes . |
| 14 | It was after midnight and the youngsters might well continue enjoying themselves into the early hours . |
| 15 | That 's right , yes I mean , the goalkeeper was fantastic first half , and really we only had one chance second half , and he made a great save from Fossey. erm First half , it was a case of just throwing himself into the right area and the ball was hitting his body and you know , he was just a good example of how to be a good goalkeeper . |
| 16 | Adjusting his trouser crew fastidiously Michael sat down again , settling himself into the over-upholstered chair . |
| 17 | She looked round swiftly to check whether the others had seen him but Conrad was pouring wine and chattering , Philippa was settling herself into the crimson beanbag , Larry was moving around in the kitchen , John was sipping his drink and testing out her rocking-chair and the lad with the twisted arm was hovering , uncomfortably . |
| 18 | But when it came to it , when she had to make the decision about leaving home for good , throwing herself into the wide world and trying her luck , she felt unhappy . |