Example sentences of "when [noun] [verb] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | The originality of the dress drew a gasp when Beatrice walked into the room , and since he did not dance he was content to watch her dance the tango with a number of admirers . |
| 2 | When Pascoe looked into the hallway , he saw Singer leaning against the door of his room , his back half-turned . |
| 3 | ‘ I think you over-reacted a bit this morning , old Pat , ’ Richie said , when Patrick fell into step beside him . |
| 4 | ‘ But when technique enters into every area of life , including the human , it ceases to be external to man and becomes his very substance . |
| 5 | It is said that when Christie moved into the new mill he took the machinery with him and this must have included the scribbler and carder. with the " Devondale " piercing machine , the slubbing Billy and spinning Jennys . |
| 6 | When Nicandra came into the morning room , the air was stilled for a moment . |
| 7 | The voices grew even lower , then , when money came into the question . |
| 8 | When Steiner went into the chapel that evening he was escorted by Lieutenant Benson and a police corporal . |
| 9 | He said that he was competing with Windows 3 because ‘ when monopolies come into play , innovation slows down . ’ |
| 10 | Just as teacher secondment is most successful when teachers go out with a specific purpose in mind , so employer secondment works best when employers come into school with a particular task to perform . |
| 11 | He stood up when Alexandra came into the bar , held out his hand , smiled , showing beautiful teeth . |
| 12 | He 'd informed her of his intention to remarry , and she had commented favourably , so he was quite unprepared for her look of horror when Sarah stepped into the house . |
| 13 | She had just finished her breakfast of dripping and bread and a piece of cold bacon when Ben came into the room . |
| 14 | She was ready to go downstairs to the kitchen when Ellen came into the room . |
| 15 | Fifty-two people were killed when shells slammed into a makeshift hospital in the enclave , one of the United Nations 's six ‘ safe areas ’ for Bosnia 's Slavic Muslims . |
| 16 | A week later , however , when Branson walked into the shop close to the Virgin offices in Portobello Road where Joan worked , selling Victorian advertising ephemera , and invited her to lunch , she accepted . |
| 17 | When Jane went into the kitchen , Mary cleared her throat and looked at him seriously . |
| 18 | Mitch was deeply in conversation with Ana when Maggie walked into the dining-room that night . |
| 19 | She was still going full pelt when Parkwood came into view . |
| 20 | Toby was drinking cider when Dominic sauntered into the Mess bar at six o'clock two days later . |
| 21 | The two were poring over them when Simon came into the room . |
| 22 | Deery got to the bye-line with a fine run to set up Ian Adams for Coleraine 's second , but again the home side regained their two goal cushion when Gilmore chipped into the net . |
| 23 | Mr Preece said when Stepfind went into receivership last year Touche Ross took over its affairs . |
| 24 | When Scathach ventured into the forest , all sound stopped . |
| 25 | When Ruth went into the house Hester was sitting on an upright chair by the table , peeling potatoes . |
| 26 | When Ruth went into the attic that night she caught Miss Beard standing in front of the mirror , holding a navy muslin dress with a cream lace collar against herself . |
| 27 | When Ruth climbed into her bed that night Miss Beard was packing for her next day 's departure and she was far more talkative than usual , regaling Ruth with the names and pedigrees of notables with whom she might be privileged to breathe the same air . |
| 28 | When Nigel went into the Left Arts Review he found that a good review of Eleanor 's book was ready and waiting . |
| 29 | Guido was standing by the bar table when Ronni walked into the drawing-room , pouring himself a generous measure of whisky . |
| 30 | The proud anti-overload device , the 1970 White Paper , had not noticeably eased the burden of government when overload went into overdrive after October 1973 . |