Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pers pn] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 2 | It spread to the Chinese around 2 , years ago and then reached Japan where they cultivated it into the art form it is today . |
| 3 | Brenda says she was in a coma by the time they got her into the hospital . |
| 4 | But er that was how they they got you into the the trade . |
| 5 | They battered us into the bushes , and made off into the forest with the cart and the team and the load , and left us to limp away on foot wherever we would . |
| 6 | They led her into the interview-room , gave her a cup of tea and got her to sign the consent form — somewhat of a formality as the child was already in Theatre by this time , but at least that way they were covered in the event of any repercussions . |
| 7 | Then they led us into a building and kept us there , all together . ‘ |
| 8 | He answered with a minute shake of his head and she obeyed , sitting on to watch the fantastic skill with which they wove and rewove their patterns , each keeping the strings taut and symmetrical even as they transformed them into a completely new shape . |
| 9 | Quickly they built it into a pyramid over the torch . |
| 10 | They influenced our BEHAVIOUR and they drew us into the realms of MYSTERY . |
| 11 | And then when he gave it up when his wife died , he stopped it then and they changed it into the West Mainland Horse Breeding Society . |
| 12 | ‘ They tried to pull me into a scrum once and they invited me into the showers with them ’ — GAIL PARKER ( a lady referee ) on problems encountered when trying to control men . |
| 13 | They bundled her into the living room punched and threatened her with a knife , before spraying her in the face with Ammonia . |
| 14 | They bundled him into a car and drove him to a car park at the rear of Dysart Police Headquarters and afterwards to an isolated road . |
| 15 | They bundled him into a van , tied him up and threatened to douse him in petrol and set him on fire . |
| 16 | John always said that they spent more money restoring the facade than they ever spent on the thousands of workers who worked inside the plant , but then when it closed they could n't knock it down , so they turned it into a superstore . |
| 17 | They turned it into a fortress after the third time when most of their son 's possessions were taken . |
| 18 | ‘ I think we could sit down now , ’ Charlotte said in her clear voice , smiling at them from the door , and they followed her into the dining room . |
| 19 | Lizzie and Henry again looked at each other as they followed her into the room , and sat on the couch . |
| 20 | He opened the door by his desk , and they followed him into a large room filled with dark , solid furniture . |
| 21 | They followed him into the farmhouse . |
| 22 | They followed us into the sitting room |
| 23 | They tied him into the car and set it alight . |
| 24 | There was just enough time for Bobbie to make herself tidy before they called her into the front room . |
| 25 | They brought him into the yard lolling between them like a rag doll — arms draped over their shoulders . |
| 26 | They brought it into the bar . |
| 27 | They took him into the house and shut the door . |
| 28 | And it surprises me that they took him into the Force , 'cos he 's made no secret of it an' you know yourself how they 're thought about . ’ |
| 29 | Then they were both fearful for him and they took him into the cold scullery , where they hid him from the intruders . |
| 30 | Then in the early morning , just before dawn , they took them into the woods and shot them . |