Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] him into [art] " in BNC.

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1 Well what responsibility does the church have for down and outs and should the vicar try to get rid of this man in the churchyard , or should the vicar invite him into the vicarage .
2 The President called him into the room .
3 Because McKenzie know little or nothing about rugby , the coach tossed him into the front row .
4 Was she the bait to lure him into a trap ?
5 The bearer pulled him into a passage so thin that even the narrowest of stalls could not wedge itself in .
6 Tolby seemed to have buttered up all the Devenishes for what he could get : the father took him into the firm and launched him on his career ; Clare darned his socks and cooked him meals ; and Hubert — if Henry was right — had put some business his way .
7 The word followed him into the courtyard .
8 ‘ Follow me and no harm will come to thy sheep ’ , the Emperor replied , and taking him by the hand led him into a cave in the side of the mountain .
9 After a while Rostov allowed the press to carry him into a corner .
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