Example sentences of "he [verb] us into " in BNC.
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| 1 | With feet of lead he pitches us into the high winds with the wisdom of a professional . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He led us into the house and introduced us to his two nieces , Nosheen and Simeen . |
| 4 | He showed us into the buffet , and waitresses brought vodka and red caviare and stared at us in that curious but not impolite way that so many people do in Russia . |
| 5 | On Sunday morning Bishop Harris of Middlesbrough celebrated Mass and delivered the homily in which he welcomed us into his diocese and congratulated us on the work we were doing . |
| 6 | ‘ He gets us into this mess , then legs it at the first sniff of trouble ! ’ |
| 7 | By his technique , by the force of words and theme , by the disciplined speed of his narrative , he draws us into a fiction which takes off from a foundation of known fact and recognisable truth . |
| 8 | He herded us into the lobby , which was full of people . |
| 9 | First and foremost he brings us into an entirely new dimension of freedom . |
| 10 | He catapulted us into the future with promises of electronic miniaturisation and biotechnology . |