diff --git a/structure_assignment/pipeline.py b/structure_assignment/pipeline.py
index da5baba..0d10aca 100644
--- a/structure_assignment/pipeline.py
+++ b/structure_assignment/pipeline.py
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ class Runner:
         pipeline.export_file(output_file_name, 'tei-initial')
         self.cleanup(pipeline)
 
+    def strings_to_tokens(self, input_file_name, output_file_name):
+        pipeline = Pipeline(self.nlp)
+        pipeline.import_file(input_file_name, 'strings-list')
+        self._strings_to_tokens_sequence(pipeline)
+        pipeline.export_file(output_file_name, 'obeliks-tokenised')
+        self.cleanup(pipeline)
+
     def tagged_to_dictionary(self, strings_file_name, input_file_name, output_file_name, input_structure_file_name, output_structure_file_name):  # TODO: refactor/tidy
 
         classla_conllu_file_name = '/tmp/classla.conlu'
@@ -132,6 +139,9 @@ class Runner:
         pipeline.do_validate_dictionary()
         self.cleanup(pipeline)
 
+    def _strings_to_tokens_sequence(self, pipeline):
+        pipeline.do_tokenise()
+
     def _strings_to_parse_sequence(self, pipeline):
         pipeline.do_tokenise()
         pipeline.do_tweak_conllu()