Example sentences of "[verb] ourselves into " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We got ourselves into one of those silly situations , in the middle of 1883 , which meant there was no way for me to remain . |
| 2 | We got caught up in the keep-fit bandwagon in the mid 80s and got ourselves into shape . |
| 3 | ‘ Then we got ourselves into a winning position only for carelessness to force us to go back to their place for a replay . ’ |
| 4 | For the rest of us , coming to terms with our grey hair and living with it may be a practical way of encouraging us to come to terms with our chronological age and of easing ourselves into a new age group . |
| 5 | In spite of the fact that since the Clean Air Act of 1956 , pollution caused by smoke has been greatly reduced to the benefit of those who live in the cities , we must not fool ourselves into thinking that there is no longer any problem . |
| 6 | Let me just , just show you a little thing here just enclosing , just linking it up there , there it is , it 's , it 's a well known little picture , it 's a picture of a wheel where there in the centre the hub is Christ , you see when the hub has got to be the centre otherwise the wheel does not run true and there with Christ is the hub , the centre of your life , the centre of my life , and you and I our lives our selves , there on the outside , were the rim and there 's those spokes that hold it together and make it run true the spoke of , of the bible , God 's word allowing him to speak to us , the spoke of prayer , our communion with God , our praying to him , the spoke of obedience following him obeying him , bringing our lives into , into line with what he says in his word , he says if you love me you will keep my commandments , that 's why we 've got to learn and get to know them from his word and then the spoke of fellowship somebody as likened them to prayer , being like air , our breath , the bible being like food , giving us nourishment and strength , fellowship , it 's the family situation and in just as in a nature family there is , that is the place for care , it 's the place for support it 's the place of sharing , it 's the place of love , where it should be , so God 's family , and then the final one their obedience like exercise , keeping fit , it 's the callisthenics , it 's keeping the muscles toned , obeying what he tells us in his word , well that 's what it means to be a Christian bringing ourselves into line with him and allowing him to re-fashion us in his image and it 's a process that 's going on all the time , Wesley and his hymn talks about us being used and the scripture being changed from glory into glory , till in heaven we take our place there , like him , John says when we see him , we shall be like him , but we shall see him as he is and that 's God 's purpose for you and for me , to be like him , and the moment we come to him and respond to him , the process starts and it goes on , day in , day out , night in , night out , week in , week out , over the years him changing and fashioning us into the image of his son , because that 's how he created us originally , he created to be like him and in this new creation , we were singing we are a new creation , it 's to be like him . |
| 7 | It is suggested that we should develop in co-operation , or at least in parallel , with similar organizations , so that we do not paint ourselves into a corner with incompatible technologies . |
| 8 | It looked as if we had painted ourselves into a corner and I was on the verge of giving up and going home when Jake trundled up with his totter 's cart and his little skewbald pony . |
| 9 | So are we saying Mr Chairman that , we er launch ourselves into an adventure like an assessment without actually having an idea of the cost ? |
| 10 | If we did n't get the damage repaired , we could end up with a blind ship and fly ourselves into a black hole . |
| 11 | ‘ Derrick and I went to Blackpool and booked ourselves into a hotel , ’ she recalls . |
| 12 | Forming ourselves into a studio group for the purpose of the East End Open Studios meant tracking down over 55 possible participants , with tips from neighbours , friends and even the local milkman as to where they might be found ! |
| 13 | ‘ We must now bring ourselves into line with England and only play international matches on nights when they , too , have games . |
| 14 | In this case we must reconstitute ourselves into a court of appeal and go through all the evidence afresh . |
| 15 | It is a long-established custom to assume that the way to go about making a career is to fit ourselves into ready-made jobs . |
| 16 | Then we slipped into the kitchen , got up on the sink , and hauled ourselves into the little attic . |
| 17 | Nothing really constructive got done there But it was where we first had a serious go at turning ourselves into a real band . |
| 18 | shown ourselves into the river . |
| 19 | The Enemy is upon us and we have no time to organise ourselves into battalions and ordered companies . |
| 20 | We have got ourselves into a rut |
| 21 | ‘ Tuppe , whatever we 've got ourselves into is something really big . |
| 22 | Not at least until we know exactly what we have got ourselves into . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We 've got ourselves into a great position , even over our closest rivals in fourth and fifth spot , ’ says Gunn , who is in his seventh season with Norwich . |
| 24 | ‘ I took her there for a last relaxing evening before we threw ourselves into the election campaign . |
| 25 | If we gallop on and pack ourselves into Forteviot , they simply turn and race for Scone , crossing the river unhindered . |
| 26 | As regular , well-known members of the church it is difficult to put ourselves into the shoes of the first-time visitor . |
| 27 | They tempt us to put ourselves into their skins and imagine what their lives are like . |
| 28 | It is important that we continue to put ourselves into all sorts of learning situations so that we recognise what we need to do or stop doing with our pupils . |
| 29 | Robert , let's start by trying to put ourselves into context . |
| 30 | There the wee man goes and spoils it all by sayin' he 's not an ice man and if we get ourselves into a really bad pressure ridge he could n't say fur sure what would happen . |