Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] himself into " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only towards Pen had she let her guard slip and that was because he himself claimed her as his own , rushing into his mother 's bedroom and hurling himself into Wilson 's arms . |
| 2 | Dean climbed off the roof and let himself into the car the way he had come . |
| 3 | Rex thrust Laura into the back of the car and threw himself into the driver 's seat . |
| 4 | It was painful , beautiful and obscure , a not uncommon state of affairs when the creator also directs , gives a running commentary on the action and writes himself into the story at the end . |
| 5 | Trent passed it up along with his weightbelt , slipped off his flippers and mask , dropped them over the taffrail and pulled himself into the cockpit . |
| 6 | He wanted to get out of the old activist scene and transform himself into a modern , successful businessman . |
| 7 | Edward was given the contract and threw himself into it with vigour , aided no doubt by his life-long abhorrence of the building which he was now about to replace . |
| 8 | Miles crossed decisively to the starpod , unsealed the hatch and swung himself into the cabin , smiling as it snuggled shut behind him with a soft pneumatic wheeze . |
| 9 | He came to A Division and got himself into a lot of trouble through damn stupidity . |
| 10 | He put a foot to the stirrup and swung himself into the saddle . |
| 11 | He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall . |
| 12 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |
| 13 | He has always worked hard to present himself as a rounded political being and flung himself into debates on law and public safety , the environment and unemployment . |
| 14 | Peter walked up the concrete path and let himself into the house . |
| 15 | Les clearly liked the look of the place , took an immediate shine to the audience and launched himself into a neatly structured tirade on what makes tradition tick . |
| 16 | Lorton glanced over his shoulder and let himself into the flat with the key he had found on Celia 's mantelpiece . |
| 17 | He stopped being a spectator and goaded himself into action . |
| 18 | As the god made no response Aenarion kept his promise and threw himself into the raging , white-hot inferno . |