Example sentences of "[vb past] a [noun] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Central and Western area office entered a team into the National Swimathon and , hedging their bets , called themselves ‘ The Sainsbury 's Sinkers or Swimmers . ’ |
| 2 | Withel 's one eye glared , and he smacked a fist into the palm of a black-gloved hand . |
| 3 | He hooked a finger into the corner of his mouth , as though he was versifying on the spot . |
| 4 | A prisoner fixed a pole into the muddy soil , bearing the cardboard inscription : ‘ Good Fishing Here . ’ |
| 5 | She twisted out of Miss Liberty 's grip , and sank a foot into the woman 's midriff . |
| 6 | He got alongside the creature to open a gate on the backmost pen , cracked a toecap into the fat flank , and heaved the gate closed as the boar ran in . |
| 7 | Cresson promised an inquiry into the incident . |
| 8 | Mr Seymour headed an inquiry into the Bellgrove crash but when his report was eventually published , it ignored many of the recommendations of a separate fatal accident inquiry into it . |
| 9 | In London , the Owl Bookshop in Kentish Town provided an insight into the reading habits of the chattering classes , with one of the most literary top 10s , a list that included Nick Hornby 's extraordinary study of soccer fanaticism , Fever Pitch , Donna Tartt 's The Secret History , Jane Smiley 's A Thousand Acres and Angela Carter 's Wise Children . |
| 10 | As headteachers reported , boards operated most effectively when it was possible for members to offer constructive criticism which provided an input into the decision-making process of the school . |
| 11 | He received a walkover into the final when Richard Krajicek , who may well be the next ‘ known ’ to win Wimbledon , withdrew with tendinitis in his right shoulder . |
| 12 | As Melissa dropped a coin into the hat , receiving in return a courtly bow and a murmured , ‘ Muchas gracias , Señora ’ , a nearby clock struck eleven . |
| 13 | One of the men at the roadblock , bored , dropped a stick into the water and watched it float under the span . |
| 14 | I dropped a marker into the swim from the boat and fed in about 5lb of groundbait , three pints of casters and a pint of maggots . |
| 15 | Lindsey dropped a spatula into the wastepaper bin and returned to her desk . |
| 16 | During this time , Henry Spalding drove a wedge into the Nez Perce tribe , dividing them into Christians , who followed his preaching , and the ‘ heathen ’ faction , who maintained their traditional beliefs . |
| 17 | A woman drove a van into the garage at Cooksdown in County Tyrone and asked him to fit a new exhaust . |
| 18 | Fernand disappeared into the cave ; an instant later there was a click and a powerful torch drove a beam into the darkness . |
| 19 | The men in the smithy seized him ; and one of them took a hammer and drove a nail into the sole of his boot . |
| 20 | And that , by the Lord Harry … ’ he slammed a fist into the open palm of his left hand , ‘ is how all the trouble starts ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , one minute the old tub was there and the next — ’ He slammed a fist into the palm of his hand . |
| 22 | She poked a finger into the luggage beneath her eyes , stretching the skin , trying to make it look young again . |
| 23 | I poked a finger into the animal 's rump and he trotted forward , proceeded unhesitatingly between the posts and into the passage . |
| 24 | Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith opened and adjourned an inquest into the death of plumber Alan Vest , 52 , of Oulston Road , Fairfield , Stockton . |
| 25 | MANY people have contacted our office since the showing of the moving film ‘ Wide-Eyed and Legless ’ ( on BBC on Sunday last ) , saying that their friends and relatives received an insight into the illness Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ( ME ) which they had not appreciated before . |
| 26 | He was speaking as the bank unveiled a bounce-back into the black for 1992 , with pre-tax profits of £9.84 million replacing the previous year 's loss of £5.97 million . |
| 27 | They passed a bicycle shop and a cobbler 's and turned a corner into the main street . |
| 28 | Schwarz rammed a magazine into the butt of a Walther PPK and handed it to the Irishman . |
| 29 | Willie shuffled in his boots and dug a toe into the grass . |
| 30 | The Earl 's own eyes were moist , but he dug a hand into the pocket of his frock-coat and brought out a handkerchief . |