Example sentences of "[adv prt] into [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And then I 'm hobbling along into the bathroom .
2 Giles-the-murderer , who had been in the coffee shop , strolled along into the mêlée and started being frightfully nice to old ladies .
3 ‘ Go along into the back with your aunt , ’ said Finn to Melanie and Jonathon .
4 It was absurd for her to be going on such an expedition She and Matthew sat at the back of the bus , and while they were bowling along into the country , with a beautiful view of the landscape , Matthew explained the history of the school forest .
5 Panic-stricken , she tried to pull her arm out of his , but her companion ignored her struggles , saying , ‘ Come on , ducks , no need to bovver ourselves with supper ; let's ‘ ave our bit of fun first , ’ and pulled her along into the alley where Dr Neil had found her .
6 The old gentleman who was the owner of the shop encouraged me and helped me along into the business .
7 As soon as the block is instigated , the attacker switches his attack by bringing his right leg down into a sweep position , directly behind the defender 's leading foot .
8 There I got on a bus that took me to Le Hospitalet près l'Andorre , and through the frontier post at Pas de la Casa , over the Envalira pass and down into a land whose mountainous beauty at once put me under a spell I shall never forget .
9 People who wanted information from him were noting his silence and making their judgments accordingly ; his life seemed to be funnelling down into a pit like so much waste water , and yet he could n't stir himself to the right kind of action .
10 To his relief he found he was above the trees and looking down into a murkiness that was beginning to map itself below him into defined and recognizable shapes .
11 They dropped down into a chamber , the roof of which must have been seven or eight feet high , and where the air seemed quite fresh .
12 The path simply sheds water to either side ; but where a path which follows the contours goes down into a dip , you 'll have to ensure that ponding does n't occur , and it may be necessary to form a small land drain to lead the water away to a less waterlogged area .
13 He turned the door handle slowly , the automatic gripped in his fist , held high so that he could swing it down into a firing position if necessary .
14 Instead of kicking the ball high so that it splashed down into a lake and bounced backwards , as Going did on that ludicrous day , the Australians and New Zealanders took advantage of the wide open spaces in sevens and kicked long , flat balls which stopped dead in the water .
15 Application 64 141 describes a miniature motor cycle which folds down into a briefcase .
16 Suddenly , a ladder broke away , precipitating them down into a heap and unfortunately one was killed .
17 He turned around and looked down into a sea of human faces , below him .
18 Great imperial systems propelled by steam have broken down into a myriad nationalities propelled by the internal-combustion engine and oil .
19 You curve the surface by making it go down into a hollow .
20 I dipped down into a valley , crossed into another field — moving faster and faster — and then climbed up towards a thicket .
21 Of the longer term organizational trends that have developed within the travel industry , diversification needs to be broken down into a range of separate forms .
22 As informational flows become less structured , so the water-tight internal divisions of institutions break down into a plethora of working parties and task groups with constantly shifting personnel .
23 The south east ridge leads down into a bowl of porridge-like peat , so I bore off eastwards , still rough enough , into the paring wind , crossing the Allt an t-Strathain Mhoir high up to drop down to the church .
24 It was odd really , Gaily decided , on the way home , odd how easy it had been , how he 'd seemed to fit there without too much trouble , and settle down into a way of talking , and acting without any strain .
25 Before he could do anything more another wave lifted him high into the foam-filled wind , then dizzyingly dropped him down into a hole in the ocean .
26 That slots down into a hole in the middle of the boat but that just stops us drifting sideways .
27 Willie gazed at the gentle way he fingered the udders and at the warm white liquid spurting down into a bucket underneath .
28 Or consider Hotel Bora Bora where guests stay in overwater bungalows with steps down into a lagoon , or the Moana Beach where you can watch the fish below your bungalow through a glass coffee table !
29 This develops into a large bulky plant 2ft high , which collapses after heavy frost , blanketing the ground and breaking down into a mass of fibre .
30 So after gravitational collapse a black hole must settle down into a state in which it could be rotating , but not pulsating .
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