Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pn reflx] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You really are a darling Barney , ’ Julie laughed , as she lowered herself into the rear of the two individual cockpits and pulled the waterproof liner around her waist . |
| 2 | When she lowered herself into the chair , there was a loud squelching noise similar to that made by a hippopotamus when lowering its foot into the mud on the banks of the Limpopo River . |
| 3 | With this foot and all the solidity and strength of her right leg she levered herself into a standing position . |
| 4 | She let herself into the kitchen , where young Joe Burns had asked about her . |
| 5 | When she let herself into the flat , Ralph was waiting in the hall . |
| 6 | She let herself into the kitchen and sank into a chair before the fire that urgently needed mending . |
| 7 | The girl was carrying a latchkey ; she let herself into the cabin . |
| 8 | She let herself into the house , and made herself a cup of tea . |
| 9 | She let herself into the comfort and glow of the solar to hear her father 's querulous voice complaining , in terms in which surely he himself did not believe : ‘ My mind misdoubts me we have done wrong to have any part in this . |
| 10 | There was no one about when she let herself into the house , and thankfully she went quietly up to her room . |
| 11 | She threw herself into the literary and social life of Cambridge . |
| 12 | With a sigh , rather than a cry , she threw herself into the water and felt peace . |
| 13 | It drove him mad when she turned herself into a sphinx as a ruse to avoid facing the truth . |
| 14 | She curved herself into a small , tight ball . |
| 15 | She locked herself into a cubicle and took a leak . |
| 16 | Ace unfastened her safety harness and clutched the sides of her shaking couch as she pulled herself into a sitting position . |
| 17 | She pulled herself into a sitting position . |
| 18 | The bullets were no longer coming close , however , and by the time she pulled herself into the shadow of the side of the opening , they were chipping the rock several feet away . |
| 19 | Thrusting the heavy wooden doors of the lift open as they reached her floor , she precipitated herself into the small lobby from which the corridor to her room led , recoiling in dismay as a tall figure unwound itself from one of the two easy chairs beside a small table graced with a vase of fresh flowers . |
| 20 | She laughed herself into a fit of coughing . |
| 21 | She eased herself into a sitting position and groped for the heavy torch she had placed on the shelf by her bunk . |
| 22 | She launched herself into the tiny room , crouching , arms spread wide , ready to grab Gazzer if he made a dash for the door . |
| 23 | With the last of her failing strength , she dragged herself into a patch of undergrowth before collapsing . |
| 24 | From a cupboard , she took a large , brown , straw hat and a dark grey coat ; and after first pinning the hat on to her hair she shrugged herself into the coat . |