Example sentences of "[noun] as [pron] [verb] [pn reflx] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ace unfastened her safety harness and clutched the sides of her shaking couch as she pulled herself into a sitting position . |
| 2 | Her hands fumbled with the bunch of keys as she let herself into her own flat again . |
| 3 | He turned to meet the Doctor 's gaze as he righted himself into an undignified crouch . |
| 4 | Her nipple was hard and swollen in Luke 's mouth , its hot stinging ache too much like pleasure , and she knew herself doubly degraded , by his kiss and by her own response to it , the pleading curve of her body as she pressed herself into his mouth a flagrant denial of the protest screaming in her mind . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
| 7 | She practically flung herself into the driver 's seat , moaning loudly with pain as she eased herself into position and started the engine . |