Example sentences of "[to-vb] into the water " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , there is some degree of selfdetermination in the ship case because we are free to shut our eyes , to cross the river and see it move from right to left , free to jump into the water and watch it coming towards us , free to determine the speed with which it passes across our visual field by moving our eyes with or against its movement . |
| 2 | The most exciting part was when we had to jump into the water from a 12ft high board . |
| 3 | He is near enough for his bulk to cut out the reflection of the sky and so his own reflection does not reproduce his colours but allows us to see into the water . |
| 4 | As one tank approaches the top of the incline , the other begins to descend into the water at the lower level . |
| 5 | Sometimes in the morning , the tideline was strewn with translucent green pearls : sea emeralds , the Béatois called them , dropped by Manjiku as a promise of more treasure to the women , the future mothers he was trying to lure into the waters , for these jewels only appeared overnight , and could not be fished from the sea by day . |
| 6 | ‘ Er — it 's not my secret , ’ Maggie said evasively , getting up and wondering whether to dive into the water and refuse to surface . |
| 7 | When I go swimming , there is a lot to think about : I have to work out whether my artificial leg will fit in the locker , then the problem of how to get into the water , and I know people will be staring at me . |
| 8 | Shafts lead into it , therefore any pollution put down those shafts is bound to get into the water . |
| 9 | The four first grow in quantities on the steep banks of the rivers in Jamaica , and are generally supposed to drop into the water , and to be carried into the sea ; from thence , by tides and currents , and the predominency of the East wind , to he forced through the gulf of Florida , into the North-American ocean , in the same manner as the Saragosso , a plant growing on the rocks of the seas of Jamaica . |
| 10 | The four first grow in quantities on the steep banks of the rivers in Jamaica , and are generally supposed to drop into the water , and to be carried into the sea ; from thence , by tides and currents , and the predominency of the East wind , to he forced through the gulf of Florida , into the North-American ocean , in the same manner as the Saragosso , a plant growing on the rocks of the seas of Jamaica . |
| 11 | ‘ The back of the sail seems to dig into the water as I raise the rig . ’ |
| 12 | If it had been — what a joke indeed , to throw into the waters of an engagement party . |
| 13 | Would the team please comment on the effect of water supply and type of soil on the cooking properties of potatoes er Mr finds that all the maincrop varieties that he grows seem to boil into the water but the same variety grown commercially it says , does n't . |
| 14 | Then , just as she was about to step into the water , Marie-Angèle's's voice rose in a shrill whisper at the door . |