Example sentences of "as we [vb past] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we walked into our first service at Queens Park , we immediately found a congregation of loving Christians who welcomed our family warmly into an atmosphere of worship and praise to the Lord . |
| 2 | As we walked into the cafe , a couple of the local farmers in denim overalls and caps looked up and welcomed us . |
| 3 | ‘ Look outraged ! ’ , they told us as we walked into the building . |
| 4 | As we came into the ballroom , I thought the figure on the bandstand , wearing immaculate evening tails and waving a baton , was vaguely familiar . |
| 5 | As we came into view , hairy male legs moving like pistons beat a hasty retreat to the nearest available nook where they crouched and huddled in speechless terror . |
| 6 | I had the opportunity to study the document because my hon. Friend drew it to my attention as we came into the Chamber . |
| 7 | Just as we came into Stranraer Gardens , Mrs Quigley said , ‘ We have worked so hard to bring you to the Lord , Simon ! |
| 8 | As we came into the front hall I heard Kevin yelling up the stairs , ‘ Stop the hammering ! |
| 9 | The City streets were fairly quiet of course , but as we passed into the suburbs we found ourselves in the midst of the Saturday morning shopping rush . |
| 10 | At our local market I stocked up on walnuts , satsumas and last-minute presents of leather goods , then on Christmas Day the sun blazed down as we tucked into a roast chicken and raised glasses of cheap local champagne . |
| 11 | As we got into the car I looked at Eva and she smiled at me . |
| 12 | A couple of people came up to shake my hand as we got into Quigley 's car . |
| 13 | A cold , biting wind chilled our fingers and stiffened the muscles of our body and , just as we crossed into Somerset , the long-awaited snow began to fall . |
| 14 | ‘ Monday 's not a good day , ’ I said , as we piled into the Citröen . |
| 15 | A dusty sentinel 's box held a bedouin guard who saluted us as we drove into the parking area . |
| 16 | The sun was setting in a red blaze as we drove into the centre of Mexico City , the long geometrically laid-out streets already darkening into canyons filled with the lights of cars . |
| 17 | As we tumbled into the ditch again , half the contents of his magazine went overhead , knocking paint , rust , and sparks off the gate of the house behind . |
| 18 | As we stepped into a side road , a car roared round the corner , its tyres screeching , and almost wiped both of us into oblivion . |
| 19 | As we stepped into the street , behind the others , as grateful for the iced Cokes in prospect as they were , she whispered to me : ‘ You are doing well , Adolph . |
| 20 | The chattering hushed as we filed into the front rows , which allowed easy access to the stage . |
| 21 | He read the leading articles in less than five minutes , noticed the news of a friend 's death , and then settled down to solve a crossword puzzle in the Daily Telegraph , which he finished just as we steamed into Baker Street . |
| 22 | It was a rare warm sunny evening for our first arrival at Kirkwall and a homecoming for our No. 1 Dave Scadding as we steamed into Kirkwall Bay with the little township colourful in the low evening sun . |
| 23 | As we steamed into Loch Broom after an uncomfortable overnight passage through the Pentland Firth and the North Minch an amazing sight met our weary eyes . |
| 24 | I got a very bad feeling as we pitched into the bathroom and-fumbled for the mouthwash . |
| 25 | A beautiful Philippino nurse with a warm smile slid out of — as we slid into — a small office . |
| 26 | I felt uneasy and exposed as we emerged into the street and I watched Jean-Claude pack the money into his inside pocket . |
| 27 | Several times the steering wheel took on a wild life of its own as we crashed into an unnoticed pot-hole , and the windscreen wipers stuttered against the rain of dust and small stones that hurtled against the car in handfuls : it was if we were under fire . |
| 28 | The first creature we had seen , a small turtle , was sunning itself on a rock as we climbed into a canoe and paddled and drifted round the green-speared edge of the lake . |
| 29 | Then the bearers carried the coffin out and the Salvation Army band struck up with ‘ Nearer My God to Thee ’ just as we climbed into the carriage . |
| 30 | The trucks were open at the back and we shivered as we climbed into the hills , Sergeant Major Barlerin in the jeep up ahead with Sergeant-Chef Gibeau . |