Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [pers pn] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I get her into a fresh pair of rubber knickers I feel something cold on my face . |
| 2 | As I followed him into the little building I smiled to myself . |
| 3 | As I follow her into the front room someone whispers to Rufus : ‘ She got him under her thumb , I think . ’ |
| 4 | When you put the pointer over a Split box it changes into a double headed arrow and as you drag it into the worksheet it drags a thick bar with it . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're in here , ’ Ven remarked , taking up her case and heading for the door on the left of the French windows — and as she followed him into a pleasant bedroom , ‘ With luck , by the time you 've unpacked , the waiter will be here with some tea . ’ |
| 6 | She felt very vulnerable and awkward as she followed him into the room . |
| 7 | ‘ Now , mind you eat these courgettes , ’ she said to her daughter , as she sliced them into the pan . |
| 8 | ‘ We were worried stiff , ’ she chided as she bustled us into the kitchen . |
| 9 | A blast of warm smoky air struck Meredith 's face as she preceded him into the one large room inside . |
| 10 | As we put her into the chair , she opened her eyes . |
| 11 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 12 | Lizzie and Henry again looked at each other as they followed her into the room , and sat on the couch . |
| 13 | It 's followed by more noise , sharp and ugly , as they drag him into the kitchen . |
| 14 | He answered with a minute shake of his head and she obeyed , sitting on to watch the fantastic skill with which they wove and rewove their patterns , each keeping the strings taut and symmetrical even as they transformed them into a completely new shape . |
| 15 | ‘ We are a scientific community , ’ he said as he led them into a dismal cavernous hall , ‘ and also a spiritual one . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 17 | His head was spinning as he led her into the reception building . |
| 18 | His eyes were dark as he led her into the bedroom and closed the door behind them . |
| 19 | Sophie watched as he led her into the office and Joanna picked up a chair . |
| 20 | ‘ I feel sorry for the couple , ’ said Father Kipling confidentially , as he ushered her into the church . |
| 21 | ‘ With your colouring , you should wear that shade of green more often , ’ he told her as he ushered her into the dove-grey Daimler . |
| 22 | ‘ Good week ? ’ he asked as he followed her into the living room . |
| 23 | Her mouth was open , but she did n't make a sound as he whirled her into the darkness . |
| 24 | I climbed into my paper nightie and was helped on to a narrow trolley by a second Farrah Fawcett blow-up doll ( but punctured ) , then gazed adoringly up the nose of a Greek god as he wheeled me into an open lift and down to the basement operating theatre to a waiting : ‘ Hi , I 'm Andy , your anaesthesiologist . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Keep still , do n't panic , and you 'll be all right , ’ Trent told the three men as he handed them into the boat . |
| 26 | As he threw it into the sea , watching the water swallow up his past month 's work , he thought of all the walking he was soon to do . |
| 27 | He was secure enough to turn his back , to show me the two foul moons of his backside , heaving up and down as he ground her into the floor . |
| 28 | ‘ Look — er — this is all … well , it 's all quite ridiculous , ’ she told him as he issued her into the apartment . |
| 29 | She felt Mr Browning 's arm round her and the gentlest of pressures as he pushed her into a seat . |