Example sentences of "himself into the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Now , Armani is Italy 's new Great Dictator but his genius is that , having handed down his basic dictate — that both women and men look their best in unstructured tailoring applied to traditional menswear fabrics — he has succeeded in turning himself into the Great Listener .
2 Strapping himself into the vacated chair , he entreated Rogal Dorn to guide him — then emptied his mind of all but titanic tech thoughts .
3 Darwin brought not only animals but man himself into the evolutionary scheme .
4 Craig Chalmers must continue to bring his backs into the game rather than kick away possession or run himself into the thickest traffic .
5 He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall .
6 Finally , in desperation , Aenarion offered himself , saying he would cast himself into the sacred fire if Asuryan would only save his people .
7 He can not manoeuvre himself into the correct position .
8 Quinn will work himself into the right mood for the game by listening to tapes of his favourite Beatles music beforehand — not that he needs too much extra motivation .
9 That 's right , yes I mean , the goalkeeper was fantastic first half , and really we only had one chance second half , and he made a great save from Fossey. erm First half , it was a case of just throwing himself into the right area and the ball was hitting his body and you know , he was just a good example of how to be a good goalkeeper .
10 In the other match , Jonathan Speelman claimed a time-out , taking a break in order to think himself into the right frame of mind to fight his way back into the match .
11 Within Spanish art itself , on the other hand , the line is almost too simple : Goya was intensely aware of Velázquez , Picasso of both , but for Gironella the problem is not just that Picasso could be seen to have inserted himself into the next place in the sequence but that as a Mexican an unequivocal position in any such art-historical lineage is utterly unattainable .
12 He bought the old Cherton Manor about a year ago and has set about turning himself into the local squire . ’
13 There he flung himself into the local setting with characteristic abandon and commitment , participating in the daily round of village life with an eagerness and zest which he attributed partly to his Polish temperament ; there he established standards of meticulous and painstaking observation and inquiry which have been an inspiration to social anthropologists ever since .
14 Adjusting his trouser crew fastidiously Michael sat down again , settling himself into the over-upholstered chair .
15 He comically dismisses his attempts to project himself into the narrative future and finds that the past is rendered elusive by the distortions of the means he uses to recapture it .
16 I thought it was a good analogy to how Manson had affected the country , how he had really wedged himself into the American family to the extent that he 's now on the country 's most popular TV show .
17 But the others evidently had not , or Rufus had not , walking jauntily and with swinging stride across the tarmac , his stethoscope bobbing up and down , letting himself into the main hospital block , Shiva later saw , by a door marked ‘ Private ’ , which he slammed behind him with a fine disregard for the notices exhorting all to silence .
18 ‘ It seems he 's elevated himself into the big league these past four years .
19 He stopped talking as Marshka entered and wheeled himself into the empty space at the table , at that end farthest , on the right-hand side , from the president .
20 An audience never failed to gasp and cry out when Gabriel flung himself into the flying harness , arms outstretched and billowing with silk .
21 After a moment 's hesitation she sat in one of the large armchairs , half expecting to be pushed on to the settee , but he allowed her to sit alone , only raising an eyebrow as he lowered himself into the matching chair .
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