Example sentences of "and launched into a " in BNC.

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1 In the shopping centre , the Conservative candidate and his supporters , decked in blue rosettes , thrust their campaign leaflets into largely willing hands and launched into a well-practised patter .
2 Red-faced and embarrassed , Mr Aird cleared his throat and launched into a few bars from Jean Sibelius Finlandia .
3 ‘ Go back home , ’ and launched into a stream of expletives in Spanish .
4 The referee assumed that I was ignorant of the difference between the two concepts and launched into a torrent of abuse .
5 Frank sat down again and launched into a tale of how he had outwitted the guards at every turn and been the mainstay of the prisoners .
6 Mossadeq received him in bed ; he fluttered his hands as Harriman came into the room and launched into a fluting tirade against the British .
7 He poured it from a Victorian coffee pot waiting on a hotplate and launched into a description of a case he 'd just won punctuated by blasts of laughter and big gestures .
8 On 18 January he circularized all sections of the Labour Party and the Press , and launched into a revived campaign for the Peace Alliance .
9 ‘ It probably wo n't be as bad as you think , ’ said Penry briskly , and launched into a description of the house he 'd bought on the banks of the River Wye near Builth Wells .
10 When we returned the traffic warden was waiting and launched into a tirade of abuse and threatened me with a ticket for all my disabled badge was displayed .
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