Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] him into " in BNC.
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| 1 | A ceremony to swear him into the post was to have been held tomorrow . |
| 2 | An attempt to lull him into a false sense of security . |
| 3 | One group dismissed the Prime Minister 's offer as an attempt to co-opt him into the ruling Chart Thai party and thus disarm his independent political ambitions . |
| 4 | In October of that year the King came to Compiègne as the guest of the Emperor and Empress , who both deployed all their charms in an attempt to woo him into a declaration of support for France . |
| 5 | Out of the corner of my eye I noticed how the prioress kept sending him frowning glances at being ignored , interspersed with coy smiles in an attempt to provoke him into some loving conspiracy about the events of the previous night . |
| 6 | Silverstein was given the task of approaching Douglas in an effort to entice him into accepting the part . |