Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] themselves into the " in BNC.

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1 The Mensheviks threw themselves into the working-class trade unions and other organizations which sprang up , seeking the fusion of the Party and the rank-and-file proletariat .
2 Far out in the blue bay , a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy , from which , at intervals , three other figures hurled themselves into the water .
3 ‘ In the end , however , Torpedo stole the game from us despite the fact that my players ran themselves into the ground .
4 A band played and onlookers waved and cheered as men , women and children wedged themselves into the tub carriages and settled down for a good day out .
5 Why the Romans threw themselves into the difficult business of absorbing the culture of one foreign nation just when they were involved in exhausting wars with another foreign nation , remains one of those puzzles which characterize nations in their most inscrutable and decisive hours .
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