Example sentences of "[noun] as [noun prp] [verb] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat without protest in the passenger seat as Donaldson clambered into the back to sit on a narrow sideways bench , thinking to himself this is n't real , it is n't happening . |
| 2 | Jill rose to her feet from behind the desk as Lindsey came into the ward . |
| 3 | She dragged herself to her feet as Penry came into the room , wearing a dressing-gown . |
| 4 | Earlier , things had looked black for the visitors as Farnham moved into the lead after just 14 minutes . |
| 5 | She watched from the unlit half-landing window as Maurice climbed into the Mercedes , its rear lights blurred and twin exhausts clouding in the misty air . |
| 6 | They rose in panic as Tallis blundered into the shrine , but settled again , crying loudly , too bloated to fly far . |
| 7 | Go and — and wash your face or something , ’ he finished in exasperation as Jules came into the room . |
| 8 | ‘ Trauma and some tissue damage , ’ he said , snapping to attention as Ace peered into the pod . |
| 9 | Ruth asked , with a twinkle in her eye as Gloria walked into the saloon bar . |
| 10 | A girl was playing Chopin in the concert room as Erika went into the lounge . |
| 11 | On the mile-long drive up to the Abbey Anna exclaimed with admiration at the banks of rhododendrons in bloom at each side of the narrow road , and they were chatting with the familiarity of old friends as Merrill pulled into the car park . |
| 12 | Mossadeq received him in bed ; he fluttered his hands as Harriman came into the room and launched into a fluting tirade against the British . |
| 13 | Maggie gripped Felipe 's hand as Ana rode into the arena on her white horse . |
| 14 | STEVE CRAWLEY staged a one-man demolition show as Oxton raced into the quarter-finals of the Cheshire Cup . |
| 15 | Later they found a small , quiet restaurant on the outskirts of the city , and Shannon could n't help but notice the admiring glances of male diners and waiters as Marianne swayed into the room . |
| 16 | Tod and I reclined on the wrung bedding as Irene advanced into the room , holding a tightly gripped paper tissue to her eyes and calling us a piece of shit . |
| 17 | ‘ This is Elizabeth , ’ said Betty as Lydia walked into the kitchen , wearing grey . |