Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For three days before the unveiling ceremony , the cadets were on the site collecting stones from the hillside and cementing them into the cairn . |
| 2 | So although this is fifty pence when you show it on here the fir so the first thing we 've got to do is change this fifty pence to get away from fifty pence or thirty pence or twenty and change it into a fraction . |
| 3 | He had it all worked out : the hand over her mouth , the knife under her eyes , and drag her into the dark shed . |
| 4 | The Levellers articulated this awareness , and channelled it into a coherent set of democratic political demands . |
| 5 | He placed the beings , pictured as animals , in a belt embracing the known universe , and divided it into the twelve equal houses of the zodiac ( Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Sagittarius , Scorpio , Capricorn , Aquarius and Pisces ) . |
| 6 | As she could hear Jack coming down the stairs she returned to the kitchen and picked up the metal spoon and plunged it into the saucepan which she had not yet put on to heat . |
| 7 | The public are respectfully informed , that the Committee appointed by the Odiham Agriculture Society to consider the best method of improving the Art commonly called Farriery , have , in pursuance of that design , and feeling themselves unable to act with due energy and effect in the capacity of a Committee , found it expedient to detach themselves from that respectable Society , and to erect themselves into the present form . |
| 8 | He untied Dobbs and led her into a large dark shed . |
| 9 | But it took a trained observer to follow her through the quicksands of her disapprobation ; a false step on the part of one of the aunts , for instance , could have reversed her attitude , and led her into a eulogy of black , into a martyred position whence the garments of all the others were an insult to her lone and exclusive widowhood , into a position where she alone had the right to flout the weight of tradition . |
| 10 | I stood up , took Flavia 's hand and led her into a little room . |
| 11 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 12 | Elisabeth put her hand under Rosa Jacobsen 's elbow and led her into the cottage . |
| 13 | As he took his hostess 's arm and led her into the dining-room , he did not glance again at Madeleine . |
| 14 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 15 | Then he picked up the two bags and led her into the terminal . |
| 16 | He put his arm around her and led her into the room , and Maggie got up to go . |
| 17 | I took her hand and led her into the centre of the dancers , as the light failed over Wimbledon . |
| 18 | He took her hand and led her into the atrium , where she turned and went into his arms . |
| 19 | They were opened with huge and ancient keys , and led one into a secret world of liquid green shadows . |
| 20 | A young man in an immaculate dark blue suit took over from the young woman who had met them at the elevator and led them into a vast room , furnished with antiques . |
| 21 | A pack leader saw the police in hot pursuit , called six Sturmabteilungen to him and led them into the stadium . |
| 22 | Lady Macleod received the travellers in ‘ a stately dining-room ’ , fed them and led them into the drawing-room for tea to meet the family . |
| 23 | Corbett stared at him and looked away , the tension between them broken by the Pictish leader who took Thomas by the hand , like a child with a parent , and led him into the largest house , beckoning Corbett to follow them . |
| 24 | Do come in , ’ she said , and led him into the dining-room . |
| 25 | She took his hand and led him into the sitting room . |
| 26 | The tiny woman took Tuppe by the hand and led him into the darkness at the rear of the shop . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's this way , ’ Ashley said , and led him into the house . |
| 28 | Then the old lady took me firmly by the arm and led me into the bathroom . |
| 29 | Finally , still silent , she turned and led us into the main room . |
| 30 | He helped the crew hang up their coats , said , ‘ So ! ’ again , and led us into the living-room , a modest affair with a bookcase of mainly naval books , a desk with photographs of his dead family , a crucifix , and , on a separate table , a model of a U-boat . |