Example sentences of "himself into the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rested for a minute , weighing Karlinsky 's impending visit , dreaming himself into the spell of its promise . |
| 2 | Doug was throwing himself into the part with relish . |
| 3 | He kept up an unrelenting gentle moral pressure on his authors or collaborators , and as a commentator , like Tolkien he selflessly put much of himself into the work of others . |
| 4 | White put himself into the character of Merlyn , passing on to the young king his knowledge of wildlife and hunting . |
| 5 | He threw himself into the making of ITV series Travelling Man and was rewarded with huge success in the ratings . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Yet when Cornwall pronounces him the new Earl of Gloucester , and orders him to seek his father out , Edmund has yet another layer of pretence at hand : Edmund 's perversion of such words as ‘ nature ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ , and ‘ blood ’ is grimly evident to us , but not to Cornwall — who may not understand those terms , in any case — and who now puts himself into the position of an adopted father to Edmund : ‘ I will lay trust upon thee ; and thou shalt find a dearer father in my love ’ ( 24f . ) . |
| 8 | He should think himself into the position of the other person , whether in-house or customer , and try to anticipate his approach and reactions . |
| 9 | He steers himself into the current of warm air rising above the chandelier , and is carried effortlessly upwards , past floors where people are sitting at little tables and eating ice-cream out of metal goblets . |
| 10 | He turned away and swung himself into the saddle of the horse that Bravd was holding . |
| 11 | Isabel asked herself as fitzAlan swung himself into the saddle behind her . |
| 12 | A chartered surveyor , he talked himself into the chairmanship of the Conservative backbench environment committee and in 1987 he tried to curb gazumping by a system of forfeits . |
| 13 | He just settles himself into the cushion of the rear seat and waits for me to speak . |
| 14 | When it came time to fling himself into the cradle of the flying harness , the back scenery was slippery with rain , and Gabriel 's bare feet slithered against the paint so that he plunged nose down , the harness slipped down to his hips , and he sawed to and fro , arms outstretched . |
| 15 | At the final moment he was forced to cast himself into the Realm of Chaos to avoid final and utter death . |
| 16 | The drawing suggests how the thinker moves himself into the mind of the other person to see how things look from that viewpoint . |
| 17 | BRIAN HALL : ‘ At that particular moment in time we have a manager that has got himself into the semi-final of the FA Cup , he 's got the opportunity of reaching Wembley , he 's had a difficult time in the League , it 's been a traumatic season okay , then he 's told he needs triple by-pass surgery at the age of 39 . |
| 18 | Immediately he threw himself into the organization of a monster Albert Hall rally to welcome the Revolution . |
| 19 | With the first Dalek one , for example , I let Richard Martin , again a new Director , do a few episodes but under the wings of Christopher who set up the serial and so , kind of , held his hand while he eased himself into the role of Director , which was good experience for him . |
| 20 | Lorton glanced over his shoulder and let himself into the flat with the key he had found on Celia 's mantelpiece . |
| 21 | He hit the deck , moulding himself into the shadow as a matter of conditioned reflex . |
| 22 | Happily there presented itself such a person in Jeffrey ( now deservedly Lord ) Sterling , who threw himself into the task with total dedication . |
| 23 | Cressy had been moored at Tardebigge for four years while Rolt undertook various forms of engineering war-work , but when peace returned he threw himself into the task of preserving the canal system . |
| 24 | It is only human of Mr Teicher to make himself into the hero-victim of his own narrative . |
| 25 | He threw himself into the cause with immense energy , addressing meetings all over the country , persuading , lobbying , begging for funds . |
| 26 | This caused such a stir that Harrison threw himself into the cause of medical reform . |
| 27 | He had sneaked himself into the crowd of humans as the huge woman had herded them over from the train . |
| 28 | He levered himself into the seat nearest Milton and rested the frame nearby . |