Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] him into " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do something before it goes ! ’ she cried , catching his arm and trying to shake him into action . |
| 2 | He stared at his companion 's round cherubic face and twinkling blue eyes and knew that Benstede was only trying to draw him into conversation . |
| 3 | And the new line of Mr Ryabov and his allies might be a cleverer tactic than the one used by Mr Khasbulatov : instead of opposing the president , Mr Ryabov might be trying to draw him into protracted haggling in order to dissipate the momentum the president won in the referendum . |
| 4 | As it turned out , his skills on the job have led to the department trying to regrade him into a more demanding post . |
| 5 | The policeman talked , the reporter trying to jog him into revelations and failing . |
| 6 | There are , of course , further complications , notably in the form of Cherubino , an adolescent page-boy who is romantically in love with the countess ( a feeling which is almost mutual , and to which the count takes exception ) , and in the fact that Figaro is being pursued by an old harpy named Marcellina , who is trying to trick him into marriage with her . |