Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] into a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if some nosey neighbour says she often spends a lot of time with me , those policemen are going to pile into her like teeth tearing into a peach . |
| 2 | Once the sense of the ridiculous had begun it was like waves gathering into a crescendo . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know ! ’ she grinned , absorbed in watching a group of beautifully dressed Venetians stepping into a gondola . |
| 4 | Laura Wyndham 's deep sapphire-blue eyes sparkled with amusement , her lips widening into a broad , wry smile as she entered the large living-room of the penthouse apartment . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not a very good passenger , ’ he said , his eyes going into a deadlock . |
| 6 | Catesby instructed us to take a bench leaning against the far wall and , though the space was narrow , we began to pound at the door like besiegers breaking into a castle . |
| 7 | The flat was reached by a narrow flight of steps descending into a well between the entranceways of two adjoining buildings , a small pit of private space behind cast iron railings , and the angle of view was limited . |
| 8 | Schools entering into an entrepreneurial spirit should not , for example , sell school records to promoters of consumer goods or allow journalists or public relations consultants to leaf through them for good stories . |
| 9 | Grey lags , by contrast , have thick necks and large heads merging into a huge triangular bill in one more or less continuous line . ‘ |
| 10 | The only alteration in her face was the pucker of her lips melting into a pout of unrelieved gloom as they shut the door behind them . |
| 11 | He was clearly amused by her reaction , his eyes slanting into a lazy , mocking smile that somehow rattled her more than his anger had done . |
| 12 | ‘ Now ? ’ she asked , her own lips curling into a smile . |
| 13 | One set concerned some ants going into a kitchen where there was jelly on the table . |
| 14 | Her brightly rouged cheeks crinkling into a fine network of wrinkles as she showed large yellow teeth . |
| 15 | We paid over $50m for it , and that , for a small British company in those days going into a market where British companies had n't been notably successful , was seen as a very big commitment . |
| 16 | HELENA MULKEARNS SEES THE SHAMELESS POGUES RUNNING INTO A SPOT OF BOTHER IN NEW YORK . |
| 17 | All that is missing from its picturesque streets — geraniums spill from every aperture , a stream gushes from a well down an unpaved track , cattle low in shelters below the villagers ' cottages — is a cast of yokels and buxom wenches bursting into an operatic aria . |
| 18 | The common law is made as judges decide cases and state the principles on which they are basing their decisions , this accumulation of principles building into a body of law . |
| 19 | When we moved , we knew we would have problems fitting into a smaller house . |
| 20 | From early on it was clear there was little danger of the jollities turning into a wake . |
| 21 | I was very dismayed that I could n't enjoy swapping ideas with Brian any more without things turning into a do-or-die debate . |
| 22 | Round she went , mouth slightly parted , eyes seeing who knew what in that circle of lights running into a liquid line as the machine quickened ; in the faces , all one blur below her as she was swung out to them and back away from them again ; in the dark caverns of leaves away above in the trees which seemed so distant , so other , lit in strange patches by the wandering spotlights , strange shadows feeling their way over branches as the lighted islands in the gathering dark turned and twirled , swayed , shuddered , slowed and came to rest . |
| 23 | He sat for hours staring into a hand mirror , tilting it this way and that and bending his head . |
| 24 | The hills levelled out as they reached the crests , and they could see a vast , rolling country expanding blindingly far northwards ; a sea of white frozen breakers tumbling into an unknown shore under a clear sky . |
| 25 | Vologsky glanced at the photograph , his features stiffening into a mask as he tried to repress his disgust . |
| 26 | Any light fitting which is secured to a ceiling should ideally have at least one of its screws going into a joist , but where this is not possible , it is best to secure a piece of wood between the joists to take the securing screws , rather than relying on hollow wall fixings into plain plasterboard or , especially , into lath-and-plaster . |
| 27 | A POSTMAN rammed his Fiat Panda into a getaway car after spotting burglars cutting into a stolen safe containing £3,000 . |
| 28 | I imagine his characters coming into a fight with my characters . |
| 29 | I imagine his characters coming into a fight with my characters . |
| 30 | Any partners entering into an IVA are automatically referred to the Institute 's Investigation Committee , whereas bankruptcy , a less frequent event , results in instant expulsion . |