Example sentences of "[vb past] he into the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his last years , Gresham 's fame as a magician drew him into the sordid court intrigues surrounding the divorce of Robert Devereux , third Earl of Essex [ q.v . ] . |
| 2 | And Price 's win lifted him into the top ten for the first time . |
| 3 | The victory , the 18th of Kite 's career , was worth $198,000 and lifted him into the top spot on this year 's US Tour money-winning list with $292,361 . |
| 4 | Carrie was hard put to it and she had little time to talk with him , but it was not long before Billy turned up at the cafe eager to see his friend and Carrie directed him into the back room . |
| 5 | The trials of his childhood and teenage years turned him into the perfect Prince , but they did not alter his fundamental nature . |
| 6 | She seemed inclined to give Harry short shrift , but at his mention of Heather 's name , she relented and showed him into the front room , where a meagre measure of calm and quiet prevailed . |
| 7 | He ignored her enquiry so she hauled herself out , slipped on a long T-shirt and followed him into the other room . |
| 8 | She followed him into the other room and sat down on the sofa to pour out while Penry put a match to the kindling in the stove . |
| 9 | Mosley did find kindred spirits in the Labour movement , some of whom followed him into the New Party and a smaller proportion into fascism , but although the party conference and the Labour movement in general were sympathetic to his practical suggestions , the Labour government rejected his proposals . |
| 10 | When Michele had retrieved the crutch from the back seat Luce followed him into the bare concrete building and waited while he knocked at the door of one of the ground-floor flats . |
| 11 | She rose obediently and followed him into the small counselling-room across the corridor from the nurses ' station , relieved to remember that Deana Davenport had the day off today . |
| 12 | As I followed him into the little building I smiled to myself . |
| 13 | Dougal followed him into the little garden . |
| 14 | It puzzled him into the New Year of 1961 that no one asked his opinion . |
| 15 | I grew up among the kind of communists and socialists who guided him into the working-class communities and who staff some of their struggles . |
| 16 | He turned back again to the pill-box and , as he began to run towards it , she shoved him into the empty channel on the seaward side of the Lock . |
| 17 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 18 | Now I took him into my home , it was an extremely costly thing to do , and eventually we got him into the Chiltern Clinic . |
| 19 | Typical of microscopic work might be W. C. Williamson 's work on the formation of bones and teeth in the 1850s , which got him into the Royal Society . |
| 20 | She flung him into the Grand Canal . |
| 21 | He managed to grab it with both hands as the force of the water , aided by his frantic struggles , propelled him into the yawning mouth of the tunnel . |
| 22 | Samuel Irving — ‘ Si ’ — Newhouse jr , second-generation New York billionaire , had long been known as a collector of modern American art , but his November 1988 purchase of Jasper John 's False Start propelled him into the public consciousness . |
| 23 | She led him into the comfortable drawing-room at the front of the house , and disappeared . |
| 24 | She led him into the semicircular hall with its high vaulted ceiling from which a chandelier threw its bright light over the pale lemon and white walls . |
| 25 | Because McKenzie know little or nothing about rugby , the coach tossed him into the front row . |
| 26 | Three victories took him into the overall lead with 97 points by Christmas . |
| 27 | ‘ Brighty ’ earned the Golden Boot award for the highest scorer in Division Two in 1987–88 , in which he hit 24 goals , and his efforts in the following promotion term , in which he played in every match , took him into the select group of men who have netted over 50 League goals for our club . |
| 28 | A steady rise up the legal ladder took him into the commercial law field and a range of broader experience as a member of both the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( 1966 to 1969 ) and a legal member of the mental health tribunal for 22 years until 1982 . |
| 29 | Then they were both fearful for him and they took him into the cold scullery , where they hid him from the intruders . |
| 30 | This marriage was advantageous to him in that it introduced him into the local society but it was to last only three years , for in 1573 Jane died of smallpox at the age of 20 . |