Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There the young ladies ' brother found me , when he returned home a few minutes later , and he insisted , much against the housekeeper 's wishes , on bringing me into the house . |
| 2 | For three days before the unveiling ceremony , the cadets were on the site collecting stones from the hillside and cementing them into the cairn . |
| 3 | tearing tin cans in half and lobbing them into the |
| 4 | But even in Britain and France new ways of mobilising these savings , of channelling them into the required enterprises , of organising joint-stock rather than privately financed activities , had to be devised . |
| 5 | I remembered the time Andy and I had let down all the wheels of his dad 's car , folding matches in half and sticking them into the tyre valves . |
| 6 | And he took off his glasses , tucking them into the pile of clothes , and ran down to the edge of the water . |
| 7 | But here they are , at the start of chapter 16 , wishing aloud that God had not passed them by on that dreadful night in Egypt , accusing Moses , accusing Moses , of bringing them into the desert to die ! |
| 8 | The Gospels present us with a picture of Jesus of Nazareth searching out those left on the edge , and bringing them into the heart of God 's kingdom . |
| 9 | Evidence about the past role of women is mainly genealogical : people remembered some marriages because they sealed a peace ; others because they bound in a new group of refugees or clients , bringing them into the range of people who belonged to someone , subjecting them to social controls . |
| 10 | It seeks only to open up the lines of enquiry sketched out here ; and it does so in the hope that by bringing them into the debate , it may contribute towards a fuller and more objective assessment of Mary 's reign — and Mary 's misfortunes . |
| 11 | It is only by bringing them into the light of day that we can assess their cogency . |
| 12 | ‘ Come and meet the Pages , ’ said Lydia , and took Jeff 's arm , bringing them into the group . |
| 13 | bringing them into the picture |
| 14 | Angus Cameron stood up on the oak stump which Donald used as a chopping-block , held out his hand to each part of the crowd as though drawing them into the circuit of the ceremony , and said , at first quietly , then gaining volume as he felt the truth of his words : ‘ Alexander McLaggan , Mary Stewart — you love each other , and must wed each other , and that is right and good . |
| 15 | Moving to a different part of the country , for example , or even a chance meeting , may be the trigger to reactivate a relationship with someone in this outermost circle , thus drawing them into the second category . |
| 16 | Within south Korea policy should be aimed at consolidating democratic groups and drawing them into the military administration . |
| 17 | Now in , in the early stages you certainly want to encourage as many people from this base to join , when the development , the movement gathers pace it 's possible to say right we possibly w there 's some , sort of the wealthy peasants we do n't really want , they 're the ones who prospered under the old scheme of things , they were the ones who had some power and influence and er by even drawing them into the association there is a danger that they may sort of assume the lead or take an active role which would be detrimental , which would negate the movement and try and make it er less revolutionary and more lawful , they would go back to sort of reform of the old system rather than the overthrowal |
| 18 | The day came suddenly and before I knew it my father was driving me into the town of Ipswich to drop me off near the studio . |
| 19 | A presidential decree published on May 8 transferred all military formations and property of joint CIS armed forces on Kazakh territory to the jurisdiction of Kazakhstan , incorporating them into the Kazakh armed forces . |
| 20 | Finally at the field of Maledor at the very entrance to the passes of Nagarythe Caledor faced the Witch King himself in battle and defeated the mightiest of his armies , driving them into the marshes of Maledor . |
| 21 | erm as regards correlating things together and bunging them into the same factor analysis model and stuff like that er even if the questions are a bit different I think you can still do that legitimately because it 's still sort of expressing the strength of opinion on some sort of scale erm so I do n't see that that 'll er interfere with the ambitions you 've got as regards the data erm so er |
| 22 | Now he was naked too beside her and making pantomime bows to his guests before launching himself into the night . |
| 23 | The fourth man had abandoned their horses to his wounded companion and was launching himself into the fray . |
| 24 | A hand launching itself into the air |
| 25 | She drew back , pressing herself into the upholstered chair , and surreptitiously studied him in the gilt mirror opposite . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Alain moved until his body was half over her and as his lips explored her mouth his hand moved over her face and neck , searching her skin with increasing ardour until with a low groan he moved right over her , pressing her into the straw as his hands cupped her breasts . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He went back for the President , lifting him from behind by both elbows and walking him into the shower with his boxer shorts and his sandals on . |
| 30 | Roebuck positioned and braced himself and at the precise moment drove his shoulder into Shelford 's midriff , stopped him instantaneously , before driving him into the Onewa Domain turf . |