Example sentences of "[verb] [being] [verb] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , it is important to avoid being pushed into a corner . |
| 2 | On 11 March 1812 he volunteered for the San Domingo ( 74 guns ) , probably to avoid being pressed into the navy . |
| 3 | The leader of the Front of Socialist Forces ( FFS ) Hocine Aït Ahmed ( quoted in El Pais of July 19 ) said that the army should withdraw to avoid being drawn into a power struggle within the ruling National Liberation Front ( FLN ) ; FIS leaders should be brought to trial before civil rather than military tribunals . |
| 4 | Even in ‘ hung ’ councils , where no party has control , senior officers , as Greenwood and Wilson ( 1986 , p. 5 ) observe , ‘ find it difficult to avoid being drawn into the political process ’ . |
| 5 | So I ran off to Beirut to avoid being put into an orphanage . |
| 6 | For Liverpool , this season 's troubles have seen them in an unfamiliar battle to avoid being sucked into the relegation fight but Souness admitted : ‘ It was a good game for us to win . |
| 7 | He added that Mr Major would have warned the Queen that she risked being dragged into a political storm . |
| 8 | If I 'm very lucky , she thought , I might just avoid being turned into a long smear of guts and blood . |
| 9 | They thus need only provide care to quality standards which they set for themselves when first agreeing a contract and they can avoid being drawn into the ‘ high volume/doubtful quality ’ trap . |
| 10 | Despite a few celebrated deserters including former England captain Tony Greig , cricket has resisted being incorporated into a private television circus run from Australia by Kerry Packer . |
| 11 | I 've never liked being forced into a decision . ’ |
| 12 | Avoid being boxed into a corner , and always fight with a strong sun behind you . |
| 13 | Or perhaps you 'd find being hounded into the ground by an amateur detective positively rib-splitting ! ’ |
| 14 | River pollution is the main source of the zinc , copper and lead being discharged into the seas around Britain , the National Rivers Authority ( NRA ) has confirmed . |