Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] [v-ing] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Previous research has pointed to a number of socio-demographic factors that contribute to the likelihood of a child coming into the care of local authorities . |
| 2 | The scene was sufficiently oriental that one could easily imagine some Hokusai image of a dragon rising into the skies above the Drachenfels . |
| 3 | The solid trapdoor lifted and crashed over onto the tiled floor , and his heart soared as the torch light revealed the wooden rungs of a ladder descending into the darkness below . |
| 4 | When he thought of their forthcoming encounter , he felt the guilty excitement of a schoolboy sneaking into the cinema to see an ‘ X ’ Certificate movie . |
| 5 | In the uncomfortable silence that followed , while the others were trying to think of something tactful to say , the sound of a car pulling into the courtyard sounded unnaturally loud . |
| 6 | There is room for a couple : one here behind the luggage ( hunched like a cosmonaut hurtling into the unknown ) and another there beneath the bottom bunk ( blankets burying a crouched figure waiting for rebirth ) . |
| 7 | He looked like a figure gazing into the mouth of hell , and she shook her head to rid herself of the image . |
| 8 | These have countersunk screw holes , pointing in different directions — usually two for screws going into the back of the mirror frame , and one for a screw going into the wall . |
| 9 | Emily stood in the hallway for a moment staring into the garden , the sun still shone brightly and the inexorable voice of the auctioneer rose and fell in the summer air . |
| 10 | Defences based on matters outside the driver 's control such as a dog running into the path of the car or a tree being blown across the road are generally good . |
| 11 | He was never the same player again , still in with a chance going into the last round but then fading away with a 75 . |
| 12 | Adjoining the studio was a funeral parlour with a window opening into the studio , so it was necessary to stop classes and rehearsals whenever a funeral took place . |
| 13 | This is Quaking Pot , a sinkhole with a stream descending into the depths where passages extend southwards for a third of a mile to a depth measured as 467 feet . |
| 14 | Go over the bridge and turn right immediately onto a track leading into the trees . |
| 15 | Then he gestured towards the ’ rise ahead , and to a path snaking into the undergrowth . |
| 16 | Along with the new roads new forts were erected , the most important being a new Fort George [ or Fort St George ] , built at Ardersier in Inverness-shire , several miles to the east of its predecessor , on a promontory projecting into the Moray Firth . |
| 17 | Our attention had been drawn initially by a hose snaking into the water and some bubbles rising from the depths . |