Example sentences of "[vb past] him into [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ] . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Still , the pain of the bite , like white-hot tongs , drove him into a new fury ; battering fists , to again fell Anton . |
| 4 | The victory , the 18th of Kite 's career , was worth $198,000 and lifted him into the top spot on this year 's US Tour money-winning list with $292,361 . |
| 5 | But I am glad that I provoked him into an unqualified withdrawal of his disgraceful unjustified comments . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But whisky turned him into a savage bully . |
| 8 | The trials of his childhood and teenage years turned him into the perfect Prince , but they did not alter his fundamental nature . |
| 9 | She seemed inclined to give Harry short shrift , but at his mention of Heather 's name , she relented and showed him into the front room , where a meagre measure of calm and quiet prevailed . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're in here , ’ Ven remarked , taking up her case and heading for the door on the left of the French windows — and as she followed him into a pleasant bedroom , ‘ With luck , by the time you 've unpacked , the waiter will be here with some tea . ’ |
| 11 | I followed him into a small room beside the kitchen . |
| 12 | I followed him into a small room . |
| 13 | Still a little numb from shock , Juliet followed him into a huge hall , all gilt objects , velvet hangings , mirrors and oil-paintings . |
| 14 | He rose and staggered out and we followed him into a stinking alleyway a short distance from the tavern . |
| 15 | He opened the door by his desk , and they followed him into a large room filled with dark , solid furniture . |
| 16 | He ignored her enquiry so she hauled herself out , slipped on a long T-shirt and followed him into the other room . |
| 17 | She followed him into the other room and sat down on the sofa to pour out while Penry put a match to the kindling in the stove . |
| 18 | Mosley did find kindred spirits in the Labour movement , some of whom followed him into the New Party and a smaller proportion into fascism , but although the party conference and the Labour movement in general were sympathetic to his practical suggestions , the Labour government rejected his proposals . |
| 19 | She rose obediently and followed him into the small counselling-room across the corridor from the nurses ' station , relieved to remember that Deana Davenport had the day off today . |
| 20 | As I followed him into the little building I smiled to myself . |
| 21 | Dougal followed him into the little garden . |
| 22 | She demoted him into a mere irritant with popping eyes , a frog . |
| 23 | It puzzled him into the New Year of 1961 that no one asked his opinion . |
| 24 | I grew up among the kind of communists and socialists who guided him into the working-class communities and who staff some of their struggles . |
| 25 | He turned back again to the pill-box and , as he began to run towards it , she shoved him into the empty channel on the seaward side of the Lock . |
| 26 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 27 | Now I took him into my home , it was an extremely costly thing to do , and eventually we got him into the Chiltern Clinic . |
| 28 | Typical of microscopic work might be W. C. Williamson 's work on the formation of bones and teeth in the 1850s , which got him into the Royal Society . |
| 29 | She flung him into the Grand Canal . |
| 30 | He managed to grab it with both hands as the force of the water , aided by his frantic struggles , propelled him into the yawning mouth of the tunnel . |