Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] himself into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happily there presented itself such a person in Jeffrey ( now deservedly Lord ) Sterling , who threw himself into the task with total dedication . |
| 2 | All praise was given to Dean Acheson , the conference chairman , for his handling of the ‘ Reds ’ ; and there were lurid tales told by a reporter who smuggled himself into the Soviets ' rented mansion disguised as a plumber ( ‘ socks and panties dangled … orange peels littered the floors … five to seven beds had been squeezed into every bedroom … ’ ) . |
| 3 | Rather than have him insinuate himself into the building later and perhaps annoy her neighbours , she capitulated and invited him to the flat . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He looked to belong to a different generation from that of Dysart and Ockleton , his face flushed and lined beneath a mane of grey hair , his chest heaving desperately as he lowered himself into the wheelchair . |
| 6 | Then he lowered himself into the driving seat , slowly and painfully , and pulled the door shut . |
| 7 | She made herself as comfortable as she could , listening to the sounds Travis made as he zipped himself into the sleeping-bag and made himself comfortable . |
| 8 | As Hollywood history has shown , Curtis recognized that he did have a drug problem when , in 1984 , he admitted himself into the Betty Ford Alcoholic and Drugs Treatment Center for treatment for his drug abuse and alcoholism . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He flung himself into the driving seat . |
| 11 | His mother was watching the weather forecast on television when he let himself into the house . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | He levered himself into the seat nearest Milton and rested the frame nearby . |
| 14 | At Liverpool he turned himself into the most powerful preacher in all England . |
| 15 | He threw himself into the exercises with a hind of despairing frenzy . |
| 16 | Immediately he threw himself into the organization of a monster Albert Hall rally to welcome the Revolution . |
| 17 | He threw himself into the making of ITV series Travelling Man and was rewarded with huge success in the ratings . |
| 18 | Nonetheless , he threw himself into the Union , making an ‘ absolute ’ fool of himself and becoming disillusioned . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He threw himself into the cause with immense energy , addressing meetings all over the country , persuading , lobbying , begging for funds . |
| 21 | He tried for years without success until finally , in utter despair , he threw himself into the kiln . |
| 22 | He pulled himself into the saddle , settled his sore thighs , and pushed the rifle into its holster . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She had worked for Pringle 's for years , and Vic was heavily dependent on her know-how while he eased himself into the job . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | He put himself into the hands of a psychiatrist who passed him to another psychiatrist , Leonard Browne . |
| 27 | He put himself into the pathologist 's shoes and stood in the witness box . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He remembered writing of Paula 's death , — of how he could not live without knowing the truth , and how , if he gave himself into the hands of the great Whale , he knew that he would be reunited with her in death . |
| 30 | He performed so well , he forced himself into the England squad before a torn hamstring heralded the beginning of a prolonged injury nightmare . |