Example sentences of "[v-ing] her into [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the fish are placed in the breeding tank courtship will normally start within minutes , the male displaying to the female and driving her into the floating mops . |
| 2 | He had manoeuvred her just right , pressing her into the tightest corner , standing squarely in front of her so that she had no choice but to stare into his dark , angry face . |
| 3 | as if her skin were too tight for her , as if a tornado were spinning inside her , whirling her into a silent frenzy . |
| 4 | Urging her into a fast walk , he hurried her across a courtyard and into the craft shop . |
| 5 | ‘ We will eat first , ’ Lubor smiled , parking his car and escorting her into a smart hotel . |
| 6 | SIX people accused of kidnapping a teenage girl and turning her into a human torch appeared in court yesterday . |
| 7 | Now he was turning her into a stammering schoolgirl ! |
| 8 | He folded her to him , coaxing her into the enchanted refuge of his arms , and she went willingly . |
| 9 | In the meantime — ’ He slid an arm around her waist , pulling her into the warm circle of his embrace . |
| 10 | Something between 60 and 100 MPs are eager to clip Mrs Thatcher 's wings by staging a show of disaffection or by forcing her into a second round when the first round votes are cast , on December 5 under the most likely timetable . |
| 11 | One of them was that the nurse , robbed of her pleasure in subduing the hair , turned her savagery more directly on to Harriet and once in a temper broke both of her charge 's thumbs when she was forcing her into a new pair of white kid gloves for Sunday School . |
| 12 | As Jelka watched , the men subdued her , forcing her into a padded jacket , the over-long arms of which they fastened at the back . |
| 13 | Forcing her into a loveless marriage the same way he 's forcing you pair into marrying the Costello sisters . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've got plenty of cash — and charge cards , too , if it comes to that , ’ he added , firmly grasping her arm and marching her into the large department store . |
| 15 | After a week of such treatment , he mounted her , sending her into the same orgy of bucking that had dislodged the grooms and all the Mendoza boys . |
| 16 | First Richard Blake had taken advantage of her innocence , seducing her into a youthful infatuation from which she had managed to free herself only just in time . |
| 17 | The same indifference reigned in August 1910 , when Japan annexed Korea , transforming her into a fully-fledged colony . |
| 18 | Before she could be sure of his meaning his arms were about her , drawing her into a close embrace . |
| 19 | A long time later she stirred , and Travis shifted his weight , drawing her into the warm curve of his body . |
| 20 | Did Eve hate the Westwards who were so rich for not taking her into the big house ? |
| 21 | She put a hand on his shoulder , to slow him , to make him think , and he tightened his grip on her haunches , dragging her into the quickening thump of his hips . |
| 22 | Nana 's rage struck like lightning ; now she shot from her chair and grabbed Martha by the arm , dragging her into the stuffy gloom of the bedroom . |
| 23 | He glared down into her determined face and then swept her up in one smooth movement , carrying her into the darkened barn and grimly mounting the wooden steps . |
| 24 | No one in the sixteenth century made the mistake which was to become such a feature of later writings about her , of seeing her crimes or her innocence as a little domestic matter , locking her into a Scottish bedroom debate in which , as far as the outside world was concerned , only Elizabeth had an interest beyond the fleeting and casual . |
| 25 | ‘ Time for tea , ’ Roman said , replacing his arm round her waist and steering her into a nearby café . |
| 26 | I asked , following her into the small corridor we called the ward ‘ flat ’ . |
| 27 | I 'm going to faint , she thought incredulously , then became aware of Niall , his hand suddenly firmly beneath her elbow , propelling her into the cool darkness , out on deck . |