Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lowered me into a chair at the foot of the stairs and stood above me critically . |
| 2 | Anthony even claimed to have discovered ‘ maps of Ireland ’ on the sheets when he stuffed them into the machine in the local Launderette . |
| 3 | He plunged it into a dish of lavender essence and was astonished how quickly the burn healed . |
| 4 | He led her into a large room where a floor-to-ceiling window gave out on a garden dominated by a fountain and a single curving oak , its tracery of branches lavish against the steel grey sky . |
| 5 | Follow , ’ and , holding her hand , he led her into the bedroom . |
| 6 | He led her into the bedroom , which was glowing with an intense white light like nothing she had ever seen in England . |
| 7 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 8 | His head was spinning as he led her into the reception building . |
| 9 | He led her into the hall with a shining expanse of parquet floor in front of her , his hand still on her arm . |
| 10 | He led her into the room and , looking at the four musicians , he said , ‘ This is Peggy , my sparring partner ever since we both crawled on the lawn together . |
| 11 | His eyes were dark as he led her into the bedroom and closed the door behind them . |
| 12 | Sophie watched as he led her into the office and Joanna picked up a chair . |
| 13 | He led me into a corridor . |
| 14 | He led me into the hut he had just come out of |
| 15 | He led them into a room overlooking an attractive courtyard , with a paved area surrounded by shrubs . |
| 16 | ‘ We are a scientific community , ’ he said as he led them into a dismal cavernous hall , ‘ and also a spiritual one . ’ |
| 17 | He led them into a small , more comfortable room behind the great hall where a fire burnt in the canopied hearth ; it was cosier and not so forbidding , with its wood-panelled walls and high-backed chairs arranged in a semi-circle around the hearth . |
| 18 | He led them into the mortuary , and pulled the sheet back from the body of the girl . |
| 19 | He led them into the kitchen , chatting to Blanche and Dexter as if they were house guests rather than police officers who had come to interview him about a murder . |
| 20 | Our smiles of anticipation dimmed somewhat when he led us into the coffee shop , but he was a good sort and I hope we did not embarrass him . |
| 21 | He led us into the house and introduced us to his two nieces , Nosheen and Simeen . |
| 22 | ‘ But then he got her into the trouble in the first place . |
| 23 | And he got you into the coach by putting his toe in your backside , and he was only stopped from horsewhipping you by Mama 's gentle persuasion . |
| 24 | Thus , it can be argued that the impact of the young Elvis Presley was due to the way in which , taking a range of pre-existing musical , lyric and performance elements , he rearticulated them into a new pattern set by the intersection and intermediation of certain images of class ( proletarian ) , ethnicity ( black/poor white ) , age ( ‘ youth ’ ) , gender ( male ) and nationality ( American South ) . |
| 25 | He emptied it into the bath , and a cloud of steam rose . |
| 26 | He propelled her into the living room towards a fair man . |
| 27 | He hooked it into the bunker on the left of the green . |
| 28 | He was secure enough to turn his back , to show me the two foul moons of his backside , heaving up and down as he ground her into the floor . |
| 29 | He helped them into the railway coach , stood the dark lantern on the floor , checked the blinds and curtains with the torch , slammed the carriage door and flooded the whole place with good old-fashioned electric light . |
| 30 | She pushed herself up on one elbow and , a strong arm behind her back , he helped her into a sitting position . |