Example sentences of "a [noun] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can provide a route into the body for HIV from infected semen — and out of the body from the rectum into the penis via infected blood ( blood can enter the penis through the hole in the end ) . |
| 2 | After that bypass opened , congestion was greatly reduced — but it is beginning to increase again because of the greater use of the A12 as a route into the hinterland of East Anglia , to the ports of Ipswich , Harwich and Felixstowe . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course , ’ the Doctor had said , and the memory of his voice was so real that she almost heard the words in her ears , ‘ if anyone wanted to infiltrate the TARDIS with any kind of intelligence , from a virus to an entire computer , they 'd only have to plug a cable into the socket under the console . |
| 4 | He was waiting for her outside and they walked up the hill a little way ; then she noticed the garage , stuck back a bit into the foliage , and the car inside it . |
| 5 | And so saying he threw a stick into the water . |
| 6 | One of the men at the roadblock , bored , dropped a stick into the water and watched it float under the span . |
| 7 | Ross assembled the gun and found the rider again , swinging the cross-hairs past the Frisbee players , a man with a child on his shoulders , a woman throwing a stick into the water for her dog to chase and fetch . |
| 8 | He threw a stick into the river and the dog went after it in a flying leap , landing with a huge splash and paddling furiously , its black head sleek like a seal . |
| 9 | ‘ Yesterday morning , during break , you sneaked like a serpent into the kitchen and stole a slice of my private chocolate cake from my tea-tray ! |
| 10 | I managed to have a brief word with the rescued pilot as he was carried on a stretcher into the ambulance . |
| 11 | The methods of torture described by victims , among whom were women and children , include beating , falaka ( beating on soles of feet ) , electric shocks , being suspended by the arms , being hosed with ice-cold water , suspended by the wrists tied behind the back , rape and sexual assault , including squeezing and crushing of the testicles , insertion of a truncheon into the anus , and insertion of objects into the vagina . |
| 12 | This exercise type puts all the verbs in a text into the infinitive form . |
| 13 | Midshipman Callender 's friends no doubt were aware that efficiency united to interest was the strongest claim to promotion in the navy , and Lord Keith 's correspondence abounds in references to interest being a motive in bringing a man forward in the service : ‘ I have made McKenzie a lieutenant into the Rattlesnake ; he was a friend of Mr. Dunsmuress and recommended by Lord Elphinstone to me , so I am glad to have served him ’ , a comment which suggests that the admiral was influenced by something more than Mr. McKenzie 's personal abilities . |
| 14 | Then followed a mad rush out to the instruments , a frantic look at the sky and the visibility , a quick scribbling on a pad to write out the message , and a scramble into the teleprinter room to tap it out . |
| 15 | A passenger sitting next to me flung a coin into the river with great enthusiasm . |
| 16 | Without even tossing a coin into the fountain we were about to experience the fairytale hospitality of the champenoise . |
| 17 | Put a coin into the box and phone Moe ; this results in a verbal battle between Bart and Moe and Simpsons fans will be familiar with . |
| 18 | He slid a coin into the slot of the juke-box and let a long , chocolate finger trip over the buttons . |
| 19 | You can explore the majesty of St Peter 's , marvel at Michelangelo 's Sistine Chapel and remember to throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain to make sure you return to this fascinating city . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | You 're supposed to toss a coin into the water so — so you 'll return to Rome someday . ’ |
| 22 | Admiral Lord Keith encountered difficulty with an important freeholder who had requested , through an intermediary , that a young man named Maitland might be admitted as a cadet into the college at Woolwich . |
| 23 | He told you himself he moves a mattress into the boathouse on such occasions . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , the strategy is placing renewed pressure on LAG : ‘ Lignite Action 's position has always been that they do not want to allow any form of boreholing or test-drilling by the company because this will give them a foothold into the area and once in , it will prove more difficult for them to be ousted again ’ . |
| 25 | Willie shuffled in his boots and dug a toe into the grass . |
| 26 | And Liberal leader Paddy Ashdown 's popularity actually increased after the revelation that he 'd dipped more than just a toe into the typing pool . |
| 27 | Just when we thought it was safe to dip a toe into the poll tax water , we are faced with a poll tax mark II . |
| 28 | But dipping a toe into the contracting pond can be problematic . |
| 29 | And she slipped like a ghost into the shadows and ran down the gallery . |
| 30 | She had placed Morndun the passing of a ghost into the unknown region — at the front , aware that she wished to travel and that in the realm she was the ghost , as was Wynne-Jones , and a part of Scathach . |