Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [pn reflx] in " in BNC.

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1 But as he drove himself into a last titanic effort to surface into the light , the pain began to divide and concentrate itself in three separate areas of his body ; his head , his right arm and his chest .
2 He says you can still go out and enjoy yourself in the sun but it 's important to wear a hat and protective clothing — and to avoid the sun altogether when it 's at its height .
3 Once his obligations to the scheduled programme had been fulfilled he could then relax and enjoy himself in some of his and his audience 's favourite numbers .
4 I stared around , sweating , wishing I could go and lock myself in my nice safe ship .
5 Well I 'll go and lock myself in a hotel room next week .
6 If we could all step back and watch ourselves in our daily lives , we might all learn a great deal — and with some effort , we could all no doubt be nicer , more attractive people .
7 Baldwin 's reluctance had therefore to be set against a formidable opposition which had been allowed to solidify and organize itself in his absence .
8 Another way of creating a bad impression at a social interview is by being so self-conscious and aware of what is going on that you are unable to act naturally and show yourself in the best possible light .
9 Lambert heard something crack and thrash itself in the slipstream , but the plane still flew and although there was stink coming from the engine it was not on fire .
10 Except at weekends in the summer when the crowds would come and spread themselves in an abundance of activity on the grass .
11 Either he could cling to that myth of the national leader , in which case the logical step was to resign and hold himself in reserve for another national crisis .
12 We will be promoting debate on Charity Law issues , and on how voluntary organisations should organise and manage themselves in order to respond to the contract culture , which is being created by changes in the organisation of Community Care , the N H S , the role of local authorities , and other fields .
13 Here we need to encourage pupils to think and express themselves in vivid ways using word pictures .
14 What I want to do is try and find out , we 'll try and put ourselves in the criminal 's er position and then s see how we go about breaking into a house .
15 He would have to heave her blood-stained body away from the door and then scramble over it before he could race out and lose himself in the hills .
16 He ‘ made ’ this year 's Grand National winner , according to trainer Nick Gaselee , teaching the equine giant , nicknamed the Monster Muncher , how to jump and handle himself in a race .
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