Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] into the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have held the hands of our gallant fighters and prayed with them and for them as their life 's blood seeped slowly into the dark damp earth of the jungle . |
| 2 | The skins on the door were pulled violently open and the face of First-hog-of-summer peered anxiously into the firelit gloom . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , it made it more exciting , ’ said Cormack , and felt the warmth of the whisky and relaxed as the boat swung out into the open sea and the weekend disappeared in the mist . |
| 4 | The little car rushed on into the dismal labyrinth . |
| 5 | The indicator winked and the car pulled smartly into the slow-moving line of traffic heading uphill . |
| 6 | TEXAN oil and gas exploration minnow Aviva Petroleum sank back into the red last year with an $8.7m loss , against 1990 's $537,000 profit , on revenue down from $12.2m to $9.3m . |
| 7 | He stepped aside and the auburn-haired girl strode forward into the empty road carrying the roses loosely in her arm . |
| 8 | Insurance giant Guardian Royal Exchange slid further into the red last year to the tune of £210m . |
| 9 | A ten foot wide brown slick oozed continually into the blue grey waters , in which no fish can survive , and no person would dare to swim . |
| 10 | Her new corset dug savagely into the soft parts at the sides of her waist and seemed to crush her ribcage in an inexorable grip . |
| 11 | Holly stepped out into the bitter wind . |
| 12 | Finally , the closure raft inched carefully into the remaining gap , and after the briefest hesitation the ramps dropped into their receiving lugs and were pinned . |
| 13 | Rain looked down into the steep cleft of another valley . |
| 14 | The cart burst out into the open space at the end of the tunnel . |
| 15 | My head bobbed out into the cold dry air . |
| 16 | He squared the ball into the centre where Kenny completely mis-kicked and he was relieved when the ball wobbled slowly into the empty net to put United two goals up . |
| 17 | Blue smoke wreathed upwards into the dark sky . |
| 18 | The little dark patch sank deeper into the surrounding darkness . |
| 19 | Ace dropped back into the empty chamber . |
| 20 | For all that has happened , I could n't stop watching for her figure as my train pulled out into the bright sunlight and the rails took me … ’ . |
| 21 | The old agrarian basis of the economy survived well into the Georgian era but the enormous growth of population made a new form of local society unavoidable and the Enclosure Award of 1766 put the final seal of approval on changes that had long been underway . |
| 22 | The remainder deflected downwards into the rear pressurised compartment , went straight through the conduit carrying the cables to the lower rear turret , then carried on into the rear gunner 's position , perforating the hatch and embedding itself in the lagging on the armour plating at the rear of the position . |
| 23 | True , its ranks were swelled by Serbs as other nationalities deserted and the aggressive greater Serbian nationalism dovetailed conveniently into the neo-Stalinist aspirations of the generals , to preserve Yugoslavia . |
| 24 | The walls of the craft crashed inwards , the air rushed out into the inky blackness . |
| 25 | Folly flew back into the tiny bathroom and tore at the wide satin ribbon which bound the base of the cellophane package . |
| 26 | Her voice fell flatly into the warm pool of cosy light , shattering the illusion of family togetherness , of the prodigal daughter returning to the family hearth . |
| 27 | This could n't be true , I thought , as the man inserted the chisel into my mouth and poised the mallet ; but all doubts were erased as the metal rod thudded against the remnants of my tooth and my head in turn shot back into the little WAAF 's bosom . |
| 28 | He touched a button on the control pad of his cybercart , and the steel gibbet descended back into the cylindrical pit with glove distended , ready to be worn , the gaping shoulder-mouth sinking level with the riveted plates of the floor . |
| 29 | Then the red lights came on and L Detachment sprang out into the pitch-black night , unsure of exactly where they were . |
| 30 | All day long the murky weather had held over the River Thames and as night closed in the February fog swirled out into the narrow cobbled lanes and backstreets of Bermondsey . |