Example sentences of "[pron] were [vb pp] [adv prt] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dimetrodon and other dinosaurs padded about on the surface of the Coal Measures which were bent up into the great hump-like structure , or anticline , of the Pennines ( Diagram 4 ) . |
| 2 | He wore a black leather jacket heavily embossed with metal studs and his legs , which were stretched out into the aisle , were wrapped in an assortment of rags and torn denim . |
| 3 | The issue was solved , not by due legal process , but by a brawl between the colonists and the village lads , who were chased back into the Soviet building which was later smashed up . |
| 4 | And er then we were led through into the assembly area . |
| 5 | For we were seized up into a kind of ritual which seemed afterwards to have its formal cadences like a dance . |
| 6 | Although many of the yeniçeri forgot all about their origins and became fanatical Muslims , behaving oppressively to their former compatriots when they were posted back into the Balkans , others , like Sokolović , kept in contact with their people and tried to help them . |
| 7 | When it jerked to a stop they were led out into a narrow carpeted passage . |
| 8 | Conservationists discovered the extent of the destruction when they were allowed back into the area recently . |
| 9 | After her coy glances and generous cups of wine , they were lured out into the dark so Rachel might speak where no spy could overhear . |
| 10 | Rex followed Laura into the cab which was becoming their second home and they were driven off into A Night of Danger . |
| 11 | When starting out in the aircraft spares business , twenty Tiger Moth wings were acquired , which after a period in storage were deemed to be taking up too much space , so reluctantly they were taken out into the back yard and burnt . |
| 12 | They were taken out into the grounds , weather permitting , otherwise ‘ they spend most of their day in this ward , which is a day-and-night nursery combined . |
| 13 | We therefore know that there was long-distance transport of stone axes in prehistoric Britain , which may have begun with carriage of axes from the axe factory to a secondary distribution centre , from where they were traded out into the surrounding area . |
| 14 | So , despite the loss of the temple , and its intricate system of worship and sacrifice , the hereditary priesthood had a role — a role which expanded , in fact , as the People themselves were thrust out into the world . |