Example sentences of "[adv] be [vb pp] into [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He got together with Clyde Walcott , a happy refereeing choice for three Tests in England this summer between England and Pakistan , and they ruled that the rule called for 90 overs to be bowled every day , and the allowance for wickets would only be taken into account for fining purposes when each side 's overall rate was calculated at the end of the game .
2 It is a recipe for self-improvement through a process of continuous fine tuning rather than merely being shocked into learning as a result of the occasional mistake .
3 Barrie Lamb stated that the job would have been completed earlier had DRPS not been diverted into rescuing additional rolling stock such as their current working steam loco , a Peckett 0-4-0 ST which is undergoing extensive winter repairs .
4 Historians should not be tricked into believing that the survival of vast quantities of data will alone provide the fertile soil for the writing of history .
5 Businesses should not be misled into thinking that , because Articles 85 and 86 are expressed to apply where there is an effect on inter-state trade , the agreement or abusive conduct has to be concluded within the EC to fall within their scope of application .
6 Do not be fooled into thinking it is the noisiest or jokiest member of the panel .
7 The Liberal Democrats are promising what they would do , but people should not be fooled into voting for them .
8 Third degree burns involve the full thickness of the skin and are likely to be less tender than first or second degree burns so do not be fooled into underestimating the severity of a serious burn by the lack of pain .
9 MARTIN EDWARDS , chairman and chief executive of Manchester United , insisted after a four-hour board meeting at Old Trafford yesterday that he would still not be rushed into selling his majority shareholding , writes Stephen Bierley .
10 MARTIN EDWARDS , chairman and chief executive of Manchester United , insisted after a four-hour board meeting at Old Trafford yesterday that he would still not be rushed into selling his majority shareholding .
11 Huy would not be drawn into criticising either Reni or Kenamun .
12 She walks swiftly after him , but will not be drawn into running .
13 As a resident of Whaddon , and therefore presumably a member of ‘ the ex-agricultural working class ’ , I am anxious that fellow voters should not be deceived into believing that another candidate would have had a better chance of holding the seat for the Conservatives .
14 Do not be deceived into throwing away a decent offer in pursuit of pie in the sky .
15 One should not be bullied into conceding liability .
16 MORE than 300 Timex workers in Dundee will today receive letters of dismissal after overwhelmingly rejecting a deal drawn up by management , but union leaders said staff would not be terrorised into ending their strike .
17 Governments should not be deluded into thinking that they can arrogate to themselves powers that they do not and can not possess .
18 But he vowed that people in Glengormley would not be scared into becoming prisoners in their own homes .
19 Tamar offered up a silent prayer that Stephen would not be cajoled into agreeing to the step , but she need not have worried .
20 Whatever happens , do not be pressured into filling in a form quickly .
21 But TCCB cricket secretary Tim Lamb said Lord 's would not be panicked into making an early decision about the tour which leaves Heathrow on December 28 .
22 I hope , however , that if there is another hiccup you will all hold firm and not be panicked into selling .
23 Yet observers of the department could easily be fooled into thinking that a party of radically different philosophy had taken over midway during this period .
24 The claim is so shocking — a paradox and even a horror , which we may easily be lulled into taking too lightly — that only two views of this man are possible .
25 Isambard was taking it for granted , it seemed , that a boy of fifteen could easily be seduced into giving his confidence , or at least some incautious fringes of it , to companions not so far from his own age and under orders to ingratiate themselves with him .
26 As a result they have also been trapped into importing food , an operation with considerable potential for losses , although ameliorated by exchange rate policy .
27 He wanted to keep close to the poor bloody infantry , so he would get into discussion with the constable on the beat , the detective on a case ; and he would end up being drawn into endorsing action that the Inspector in charge would not countenance .
28 Ace in particular seemed genuinely interested in her work and , although she 'd never really been fooled into thinking his life was a hedonistic round of pleasure apart from risking his life sixteen weekends a year , she was quite surprised at the dedication he displayed in keeping fit and the work he put in behind the scenes .
29 So , OK , she did n't want to marry Tim — but if she had married him she would n't now be forced into playing the part of Ross 's loving and dutiful wife .
30 Do n't be fooled into thinking that the shop assistants are unconcerned about appearances , that they are just a kooky bunch of crazy kids who live hard , play rough and dress casual .
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