Example sentences of "he [verb] [pn reflx] into [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Kane , in creating the world , did not , like Yahweh , make light : he made himself into light . |
2 | He flung himself into athletics and , eventually became a top-flight international sprinter ; which is just as well , for , had he not realized his early promise , he would have been stuck in a sports shop with no qualifications — which would not have reflected what he considered his genuine educational aptitude . |
3 | When he let himself into Helen 's flat , Nicola Hammond was alone in the living room , naked to the waist , her back to the door . |
4 | In the United States , as earlier , he threw himself into opposition against Fascism and Nazism . |
5 | They heard how he talked himself into trouble in the early hours . |
6 | The fact that Mr Lee can climb up to E1 suggests that he pushed himself into difficulties , in a scenario which must be familiar to most climbers or mountaineers . |