Example sentences of "[to-vb] their [noun pl] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poachers used stones to frighten their rabbits into the net , walking about and rattling one against the other . |
| 2 | They seemed in no hurry to escort their prisoners into the valley . |
| 3 | And when Ross , impaling some pieces of chicken on the end of long sticks , promised to show them how to barbecue the joints they were thrilled , after the meat was cooked , to sink their teeth into the hot , if slightly charred , meat . |
| 4 | They were filled with admiration for her highly individual personality ; they had been trained to sink their personalities into the line and were happy to do so . |
| 5 | Only residents were allowed to drive their cars into the city . |
| 6 | At the same time , UK paperbackers are contractually bound not to issue their paperbacks into the UK before the hardback editions of the same titles have had a chance to prove themselves in the bookshops . |
| 7 | It removed the previous obligation upon local authorities to sell their houses into the private sector . |
| 8 | It 's a crippling burden , a bizarre , economically apocalyptic punishment on these presumptuous paupers for wanting to kickstart their economies into the 20th century . |
| 9 | Holders will have the option to convert their debentures into the company 's common stock at a conversion price of $11.875 per share . |
| 10 | Then , perhaps , the finicky felines will deign to dip their tongues into the clean water you offer them . |
| 11 | Obviously the men who had used this room over the years had tried to flick their cigarettes into the hearth from the bed , and the majority had missed . |
| 12 | It refers in particular to the forms of sacrifice which parents make for their children to expand their genes into the ‘ gene pool ’ of the population as a whole . |
| 13 | Campaigning for carriage of cycles on public transport ( we do n't like people having to use cars to get their bikes into the countryside ! ) ; |
| 14 | Natural selection obviously favours the most successful caterpillars , and these are the ones that hatch out early enough to get their jaws into the young , tender , comparatively tannin-free leaves . |
| 15 | It was a it was a competition between the carters to get their horses into the best condition . |
| 16 | Britain 's recent balance-of-payments problems have to date had very little to do with the general level of world demand and almost everything to do with the ability of foreign companies to introduce their products into the country at competitive prices . |
| 17 | It is Vic 's impression that English wildlife is getting streetwise , moving from the country into the city where the living is easier — where there are no traps , pesticides , hunters and sportsmen , but plenty of well-stocked garbage bins , and housewives like Marjorie , softhearted or softheaded enough to throw their scraps into the garden , creating animal soup-kitchens . |