Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] into the " 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 It 's followed by more noise , sharp and ugly , as they drag him into the kitchen .
8 They influenced our BEHAVIOUR and they drew us into the realms of MYSTERY .
9 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 .
10 ‘ 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 .
11 I was only a lad , I was er a messenger boy on the loading deck and I used to have to go down to at Beskett and fetch parts for the planes and er plates , aluminium plates , to be normalized which was a treatment when they put them into the vats and I had to fetch the films as well , from the house that used to be a warehouse for films over in er in by the beacon , great bar !
12 We , we we had it in our hall , we , they put it into the building for nothing
13 They bundled her into the living room punched and threatened her with a knife , before spraying her in the face with Ammonia .
14 ‘ 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 .
15 Lizzie and Henry again looked at each other as they followed her into the room , and sat on the couch .
16 They followed him into the farmhouse .
17 They followed us into the sitting room
18 They tied him into the car and set it alight .
19 There was just enough time for Bobbie to make herself tidy before they called her into the front room .
20 They brought him into the yard lolling between them like a rag doll — arms draped over their shoulders .
21 They brought it into the bar .
22 They took him into the house and shut the door .
23 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 . ’
24 Then they were both fearful for him and they took him into the cold scullery , where they hid him from the intruders .
25 Then in the early morning , just before dawn , they took them into the woods and shot them .
26 In the morning , just before it was light , they took them into the woods and shot them .
27 But they took them into the castle at Montgomery , prisoners . ’
28 That was a lot of money in those days and the others were so impressed , they took me into the sing-song and had me elected by acclamation . ’
29 They took her into the living room and put her down on a sofa .
30 began the camp , there all around this er village and they took it into the er
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