Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pn reflx] [adv] into " in BNC.
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1 | Daalny stood tense and at a loss for one moment , before she flung herself bodily into the open doorway , as though she feared the door might be slammed again before she could prevent , though Cadfael made no move . |
2 | Then she flung herself down into her pillows and gave way to tears of frustration and rage . |
3 | Feeling less athletic , in fact weak and drained all over , she lowered herself slowly into the cool water . |
4 | She lowered herself carefully into her reclining chair . |
5 | She let herself quietly into the house , and immediately heard the sound of voices coming from the living-room . |
6 | Ashamed of her excess of imagination , she let herself out into the street and covered the few yards to her car under the trees . |
7 | As she let herself out into the garden through the kitchen door , she gave a small shiver that had absolutely nothing to do with the autumnal chill in the air . |
8 | Accepting enthusiastically the school 's principles of unsectarianism , coeducation up to the age of eleven , mixing middle- and artisan-class children , and making lessons short and pleasurable , she threw herself wholeheartedly into the teaching until forced to resign through ill health . |
9 | She shook herself back into life and moved to step into the loft . |
10 | Ruth saw thrown spears hang in the air as if floating in water , and she thrust herself down into the grass , her face in her hands so as not to see any more . |
11 | But her eye caught her bedside alarm clock and she pulled herself properly into wakefulness . |
12 | There was a moment , as she felt the release from the flimsy protection of her undergarments , when it seemed as if something yet might stop him in the tidal wave of passion , but his intention overwhelmed any such hesitation , and with a moan of desire she put herself entirely into his hands . |
13 | She pushed herself up into a sitting position . |