Example sentences of "could [vb infin] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | We read and experimented until we could stride into builders ' suppliers and ask for one-way cistern inlet valves , 1.5 mm triplecore insulated or three-inch steel angle brackets , just as though we had been born knowing all about it , like men ! |
| 2 | We 're gon na , we 're gon na stay on this issue of ownership and surpluses for a little time , cos it 's actually so important , but it 's not unreasonable for your pensioners to think that here was this pot of money to which one could dip into , but the only thing is the pot of money disappeared did n't it ? |
| 3 | ‘ No , ’ he answered , and he picked at one of the nails on his fingers and stared at the floorboards wishing he could disappear into them . |
| 4 | The only place she could disappear into in that space of time was Marshall 's cottage . |
| 5 | The trap in Sam 's boathouse kept intruding and so did Angela Brickell ; the cold threat of khaki water that could rush into aching lungs to bring oblivion and the earthy girl who 'd been claimed back by the earth , eaten clean by earth creatures , become earth-digested dust . |
| 6 | There is still the continued tension between local Hindus and Muslims which could explode into more violence at any time . |
| 7 | Allosaurus was about 11 metres long and could walk at 5 mph ( 8 kph ) , double the speed of the giant herbivores , who could retreat into deep water . |
| 8 | It was a ‘ nativist ’ party resentful of the alien , and dangerous , ideas immigrants , especially Catholics , could introduce into the American bloodstream . |
| 9 | Could merge into the neck like a short back and sides . |
| 10 | Would that we could fall into her arms without falling into her hands . ’ |
| 11 | Or he could sell most of his land to Mr Big and his house and a few acres could fall into the hands of a merchant banker who wants somewhere quiet with a paddock for the daughter 's ponies . |
| 12 | We always had to be properly dressed even in the wee small hours when we were only looking forward to being relieved so we could fall into bed . |
| 13 | He feared that the plutonium reclaimed at the plant from irradiated fuels could fall into the hands of terrorists and be used to make crude atom bombs . |
| 14 | Incidentally , mooning is n't one of my habits but for another canoeist to refer to the ‘ dork2 who owns a red Escort van is a rather nebulous description of someone who could fall into that category simply because he owns a red van and whose hobby happens to be canoeing — it makes one feel guilty without trial . |
| 15 | Few hours later he calls , we 're the funeral parlour , right ? he 's recommended us , we do the honours , bury them , ’ and his mouth opened like a grave , you could fall into that mouth for ever and ever , amen , and all those crooked grey teeth of his , no names that you could see , no names or dates , just blank , so nobody could find you , nobody could visit , nobody could leave flowers . |
| 16 | Avoid locations where there are abandoned mine shafts , which your dog could fall into and then become trapped . |
| 17 | The Navy Department considered in 1943 that Korea was bereft of leadership and feared Korea could fall into a vacuum similar to that which would exist in Poland and the Balkans when the European War terminated . |
| 18 | Objects could fall into the black hole , but nothing could escape . |
| 19 | The mess of my life , the selfishnesses and false turnings and the treacheries , all these things could fall into place , they could become a source of construction rather than a source of chaos , and precisely because I had no other choice . |
| 20 | As such it might characterise mainstream political science — the bulk of the contributions to the major political science journals , for example , could fall into this category . |
| 21 | Oh , she could fall into Dane 's arms easily enough ; she 'd discovered to her cost just how easily out in the snow today . |
| 22 | ‘ The Met have now provided him with round-the-clock protection as they fear the filofax could fall into the hands of the IRA , ’ said the source . |
| 23 | " I wonder , " she said , " if a woman could fall into the ways and after a while it would n't bother her . |
| 24 | And the worst possible hands she could fall into are yours ! ’ |
| 25 | Labour 's defence spokesman has expressed fears that a missile system being developed in the region could fall into the hands of Iraq . |
| 26 | Some of Britain 's museums could fall into disrepair or even close because of a shortage of funds , according to a new report . |
| 27 | The spacious boot coped admirably with everything they could cram into it in one week — picnic hampers , the weekly shopping , even the latest buys from Sue 's visits to the garden centre . |
| 28 | Jackie lived at a high pitch , he was making hay while the sun shone , he was spreading himself thin with a young family and as many interests as he could cram into the year ; for someone always highly strung , always working at a high pitch of nervousness , an ulcer was the logical consequence . |
| 29 | Surely not one more could cram into the sheep quarters , but down they came , and a gangway was placed right on our saloon deck . |
| 30 | And with the kitchen in it I think it could tie into the story with it being in the headline . |