Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [verb] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These would be examples 1 and 4 , where the party who carried the plaintiff 's goods had also issued the bill of lading or had entered into the freight contract with the shipper , whether or not the shipper was the plaintiff . |
| 2 | She was rescued by James Spicer , a vice-chairman of the Party , and led blinking into the foyer . |
| 3 | A major life-extension programme was carried out on nearly half the Class 37 fleet , with a number of variants designed specifically for freight haulage and expected to survive into the next century . |
| 4 | Practically every device of the movies started as a special effect and became assimilated into the everyday language of film , just like metaphor in language . |
| 5 | Some bacteria , such as the one that causes syphilis , have flagellae ; and it seems likely that flagellae and cilia originated as parasitic bacteria which , instead of causing disease , remained and became incorporated into the cell as the relationship was mutually beneficial . |
| 6 | When made into handbags , the leather ceased to exist as separate goods and became absorbed into the handbags . |
| 7 | Willie was soon forgotten , and became mixed into the group again . |
| 8 | Sometimes I think I was intended to be an only child , and got born into a large family by a mistake . |
| 9 | A vast circle of storm clouds hugged the ground and rose towering into the air , so they seemed becalmed on the inside edge of a massive mauve funnel through the swirling walls of which Trent could make out , to the south , a thin line of greater darkness that he knew must be the rain forest bordering the Makaa River . |
| 10 | At half-past five he leant closer to the window and strained to see into the flat opposite . |
| 11 | She shook herself back into life and moved to step into the loft . |
| 12 | The crossbow bolt whirred out , nicking the hindquarters of the second dog , which turned and fled howling into the darkness . |
| 13 | He did n't look back at the sudden commotion behind him and , when a shadow passed over him , merely gibbered weakly and tried to burrow into the horse 's mane . |
| 14 | In panic she stumbled backwards , twisted round and tried to run into the living room . |
| 15 | On the first evening the young men got drunk and tried to get into a nightclub but were refused admission . |
| 16 | Usually when he was giving one of his little dinners he came into the kitchen while they were preparing it , joked with them , had his hands smacked smartly by Matey when he lifted saucepan lids and tried to peer into the oven ; but today he stayed away . |
| 17 | Distant creaks and groans echoed eerily along dark corridors and seemed to expand into the circular chamber . |
| 18 | Bigwig was lying across the wire , which came out under his belly and seemed to disappear into the ground . |
| 19 | And yet it may still be true that he came within minutes of Jerome 's flight , found the man only stunned , stooped close and knew him , for then knowing was possible , and killed him , and only then took thought how to escape suspicion , and came running into the town , to me . ’ |
| 20 | They watched in silence until he came closer , then , as he swooped between the grey walls of the drawbridge and came clattering into the courtyard over cobblestones that were now covered only by a thin film of slush , Marc deliberately removed his arm from around her waist . |
| 21 | Very slowly and deliberately Isambard slipped his feet clear of the stirrups and leaned forward as if to swing himself out of the saddle , but in the act he jabbed home hard into the beast 's side with his right spur , and drove him not forward , but flinching sidelong into the bushes in a wild leap ; and leaning both hands on the pommel of his saddle he vaulted out of it and dropped crashing into the bushes almost on top of Owen . |
| 22 | But , to summarise : most of the clever stuff is confined to the arm itself , having a spring-loaded cam which locks the bridge in position when the arm is released from the player 's grip and allowed to drop into a ‘ rest ’ position . |
| 23 | Biological filters operate outside the pool , usually at the summit of a waterfall where they can be suitably hidden — water from the pool being pumped through the filter and allowed to discharge into the waterfall . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm afraid I ca n't see it , ’ snapped Rachel , and turned to walk into the cool air-conditioned stone hallway of the villa . |
| 25 | A blue Mini arrived and began manoeuvring into the limited space remaining as Melissa picked her way along the uneven path and knocked on the door of number three . |
| 26 | ‘ The African guide was nowhere to be seen so Slash picked up the guy 's rifle and began firing into the air , trying desperately to scare the elephants away , ’ said another friend of the star . |
| 27 | A beady glint appeared in Manolo 's clear blue eyes as he got his first scent of blood money and began to turn into a shark . |
| 28 | One of Gilbert 's gloves flew off , and the next time his hand hit the floor it stuck and began to sink into the carpet pile . |
| 29 | Here I alighted and began to walk into the wood in search of something . |
| 30 | They wandered all night , in the morning smelt smoke and food cooking , and stumbled exhausted into a gypsy encampment . |