Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] him into [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One group dismissed the Prime Minister 's offer as an attempt to co-opt him into the ruling Chart Thai party and thus disarm his independent political ambitions . |
| 2 | An attempt to lull him into a false sense of security . |
| 3 | Because McKenzie know little or nothing about rugby , the coach tossed him into the front row . |
| 4 | Worse still , the embassy refugees manoeuvred him into an impossible corner . |
| 5 | His title " Button " stuck even when Harvard shifted him into an administrative role ; he was obviously too intelligent to remain a runner . |
| 6 | But whisky turned him into a savage bully . |
| 7 | Carrie was hard put to it and she had little time to talk with him , but it was not long before Billy turned up at the cafe eager to see his friend and Carrie directed him into the back room . |
| 8 | The trials of his childhood and teenage years turned him into the perfect Prince , but they did not alter his fundamental nature . |
| 9 | And 47-year-old Peter , who models himself on rock legend Elvis Presley , reckons he has the perfect record to make him into an all-round star — Bhingi Bajee Boogy . |
| 10 | When Michele had retrieved the crutch from the back seat Luce followed him into the bare concrete building and waited while he knocked at the door of one of the ground-floor flats . |
| 11 | He said his hectic work schedule led him into a downward spiral where he needed a drink to relax and help him sleep . |
| 12 | Efforts to turn him into the new Olivier met a similar fate . |
| 13 | Samuel Irving — ‘ Si ’ — Newhouse jr , second-generation New York billionaire , had long been known as a collector of modern American art , but his November 1988 purchase of Jasper John 's False Start propelled him into the public consciousness . |
| 14 | In his last years , Gresham 's fame as a magician drew him into the sordid court intrigues surrounding the divorce of Robert Devereux , third Earl of Essex [ q.v . ] . |
| 15 | Still a little numb from shock , Juliet followed him into a huge hall , all gilt objects , velvet hangings , mirrors and oil-paintings . |
| 16 | Three victories took him into the overall lead with 97 points by Christmas . |
| 17 | And Price 's win lifted him into the top ten for the first time . |
| 18 | A steady rise up the legal ladder took him into the commercial law field and a range of broader experience as a member of both the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( 1966 to 1969 ) and a legal member of the mental health tribunal for 22 years until 1982 . |
| 19 | He watched the young nun usher his two companions away and allowed Lady Amelia to take him into the small chamber , really no more than a cell with a table , stool and truckle bed . |
| 20 | Dougal followed him into the little garden . |
| 21 | Yet the final image of him working with plague victims transforms him into a heroic character . |
| 22 | The self-inflicted pain goaded him into a furious spasm , but as he strained and thrashed against the wicker walls in the darkness all he achieved was the sense that the basket had not yielded a millimetre . |