Example sentences of "and [verb] her into a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He untied Dobbs and led her into a large dark shed . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I stood up , took Flavia 's hand and led her into a little room . |
| 4 | Nurse Bodkin bustled over to her and put her arm around her shoulder , making soothing noises and easing her into a sitting position on the bed . |
| 5 | A mother who has put her daughter on the stage and made her into a teenage star is obviously aware that she is moulding something special . |
| 6 | Lucenzo ruthlessly hurried the shaken Meredith through a small door , to the sound of indulgent ribaldry , and drew her into a small salotto . |
| 7 | He put his arm through Therese 's and drew her into a corner of the room . |
| 8 | Colleague Evelyn Cookson and a stranger hoisted Tammy to her feet and helped her into a waiting ambulance . |
| 9 | Josh sprang up and helped her into a chair . |
| 10 | ‘ We will eat first , ’ Lubor smiled , parking his car and escorting her into a smart hotel . |
| 11 | She had not seen Luke since he had escorted her out of his hotel suite and seen her into a taxi on the night of the awards ceremony , more than a week previously . |
| 12 | SIX people accused of kidnapping a teenage girl and turning her into a human torch appeared in court yesterday . |
| 13 | With her died the chance for Sinead to exorcise the demons that had scarred her childhood and turned her into a rebel whose talent to shock would ultimately overshadow her singing ability . |
| 14 | Notebooks in hand , they listened beside her hospital bed as she told of how her attacker stripped her , tied her hands behind her back , and turned her into a human rag doll by dumping her in a city rubbish skip . |
| 15 | It would proceed perfectly well for a while and then suddenly lose all power , forcing Robyn to jerk and stutter along in first gear , while huge juggernauts and tractors hounded her from behind and threw her into a panic . |
| 16 | They saw him and kicked their horses forward so Sharpe turned his tired mare northwards , and spurred her into a gallop . |
| 17 | Cos she 's gone mad and they put it on her , right , and they , they 're holding her and they 're tapping out of the stage sidewards and she 's sort of like going like this , she , she , thinks all these nice men 'll love me and then like at the end of the show you see them , they 're tapping her out of the studio and putting her into a van and she 's still wearing a straight jacket and smiling at you . |
| 18 | Receiving no answer , and wondering if the woman had understood , she was about to repeat the question in Italian when Rosa opened one of several handsomely carved doors and ushered her into a large sitting-room . |
| 19 | One example of bad practice of this kind occurred where a hospital refused to re-admit a patient three days after discharge , and the senior social worker in desperation on a Friday afternoon sent a taxi driver to pick up a vulnerable old woman , to gather together her things , and take her into a residential care home . |
| 20 | The company needed to reach mothers when the baby was born and again when baby was nine months to reinforce the importance of correct fitting shoes and to push her into a Better Shoe stockist . |
| 21 | That should protect her from those worrying bouts of weakness whenever Roman took it in his head to produce his caveman act and haul her into a passionate clinch … |
| 22 | ‘ Time for tea , ’ Roman said , replacing his arm round her waist and steering her into a nearby café . |
| 23 | When her husband saw her coming his heart was wrung with anguish , but the two older brothers , without wasting a moment , seized her , tied her hands , and pushed her into a gap in the wall . |
| 24 | I came round the desk then and raised Mrs. Porter by slipping one arm around her shoulders and heaving her into a sitting position . |
| 25 | Is he merely to proffer his hand and lead her into a stately minuet ? |
| 26 | What else could she do , Merrill asked herself , but stand up , pleasantly acquiescent because of Richard 's presence , and let Luke take her arm and lead her into a room which had been cleared for dancing ? |