Example sentences of "creeping into " in BNC.
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| 1 | They proposed getting rid of the philistines found along Wardour Street , London 's Film Row , wiping out the middle-class personnel who had been creeping into the director 's chair , or introducing a bunch of amateurs into the business . |
| 2 | FUNNY how religion is creeping into the environment debate . |
| 3 | Now American politicians are starting to worry that Japan 's keiretsu syndrome may be creeping into America . |
| 4 | Such stories come creeping into my mind as I sit on set at Arsenio Hall 's Paramount studio , watching Soul II Soul rehearse . |
| 5 | For once , Jones was unable to catch Anderton and Grobbelaar could not prevent the shot creeping into the Liverpool net . |
| 6 | The nights when he could not sleep had been the worst , when the dark thoughts of despair and depression came creeping into the mind . |
| 7 | Feeling the tiredness and the coldness creeping into her body , she swam without looking , putting everything into the effort . |
| 8 | At first she could meet his eyes , but what she saw confused her and she looked at the floor , colour creeping into her cheeks , reacting against the tenderness surprised in herself with a sense of shock that made her brusque and suspicious . |
| 9 | More worrying , the long-finned gene seems to be creeping into broods where it 's not wanted . |
| 10 | The damp was creeping into the living room . |
| 11 | I began to see the subtle pressures towards our Western ideals creeping into Eastern Europe even in music and fashion . |
| 12 | Lightweight leather boots had been creeping into the market since the 1970s or even earlier , but were not made using the new technology . |
| 13 | Vologsky felt the first tremblings of real fear creeping into his own body . |
| 14 | As he had grown older , his anger had turned to cold bitterness , and creeping into his mind had come the idea of revenge , something subtle enough to humble his mother , make her realize that he lived , without killing her . |
| 15 | HAVE you noticed the new realism creeping into TV ads ? |
| 16 | She fancies her handsome American lodger like mad and , as he seems equally keen , she is devastated when another woman starts creeping into his room late at night . |
| 17 | By ‘ guerrilla ’ growth form is implied one that is continually wandering amidst associated vegetation , creeping into new and escaping from old patches in the community . |
| 18 | It seemed to be slowly creeping into her groin and up … up into her stomach . |
| 19 | The Xerox team is not entirely sure why , but Dr Ziolo reckons that sodium ions from the resin are creeping into the crystal lattice and making it more permeable to light . |
| 20 | Wonderful high-fashion colours are also creeping into underwear ranges . |
| 21 | Sometimes she found certain phrases , certain inflections creeping into her French which she recognized as belonging to the Princesse . |
| 22 | Creggan asked , doing his best to seem merely curious but unable to stop the fear he felt from creeping into his voice . |
| 23 | But it might have been better to read it , for all during the show , creeping into her mind at every lull ( whenever , standing still , she had to gaze up adoringly at the hero , her Duke ) , an idea … . |
| 24 | She tried not to blush , but could feel the heat creeping into her face . |
| 25 | " She 's a little slave girl , " said Paul , a lascivious note creeping into his voice . |
| 26 | ( 1982 ) , and Venkatraman and Camillus ( 1984 ) , also provide classifications , and these alternative perspectives are now creeping into student textbooks ; see , for example , Quinn , Mintzberg and James ( 1988 ) . |
| 27 | ‘ My mummy wo n't let me play with her again , ’ said Lucile , a note of righteousness creeping into her terror . |
| 28 | ‘ Ask away , ’ he said , a puzzled note creeping into his voice . |
| 29 | I 'm going to be the last , ’ he warned , a serious note creeping into his voice . |
| 30 | Meredith thought she detected a gentler tone creeping into his words , and felt comforted , but then he spoilt it all . |