Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [verb] [adv prt] into the " in BNC.

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1 and you were going out into the
2 And er then we were led through into the assembly area .
3 They were straying back into the realms of evidence , and that would be a matter for the court when the Proof was heard .
4 Although many of the yeniçeri forgot all about their origins and became fanatical Muslims , behaving oppressively to their former compatriots when they were posted back into the Balkans , others , like Sokolović , kept in contact with their people and tried to help them .
5 It was absurd for her to be going on such an expedition She and Matthew sat at the back of the bus , and while they were bowling along into the country , with a beautiful view of the landscape , Matthew explained the history of the school forest .
6 It was an uneventful drive to Ravens ' Bridge , past the steamer pier and the small wooden jetties before turning sharply to cross over a shallow , slow-moving stream ; a final view of the calm and sparkling waters of the lake and then they were swinging around into the village 's centre — a wide area off the road painted into parking spaces , a couple of tea rooms , several small hotels and a marine shop with a yard for pleasure boats alongside .
7 ‘ Do n't mention him again ! ’ he said thickly , and a moment later they were stepping out into the sunlight at the Royal Hong Kong Cricket Club , the colonial sanctuary of Hong Kong Island with its Tudor pavilion , sweeping green lawns and the Union Jack flying against a halcyon blue sky .
8 Conservationists discovered the extent of the destruction when they were allowed back into the area recently .
9 After her coy glances and generous cups of wine , they were lured out into the dark so Rachel might speak where no spy could overhear .
10 It may be that they were climbing up into the older parts of the mine above the Grand Level to ascertain whether all the worthwhile ore had been taken out .
11 They were turning out into the village street again now , leaving behind them the stone ranks of the dead , with their propitiatory offerings of flowers and foliage .
12 And then it was over , and they were coming out into the grey , windy day , the mothers trying not to look at the white-capped sea beyond the point , the boys suddenly gruff and silent now that the moment of parting was come .
13 When starting out in the aircraft spares business , twenty Tiger Moth wings were acquired , which after a period in storage were deemed to be taking up too much space , so reluctantly they were taken out into the back yard and burnt .
14 They were taken out into the grounds , weather permitting , otherwise ‘ they spend most of their day in this ward , which is a day-and-night nursery combined .
15 We therefore know that there was long-distance transport of stone axes in prehistoric Britain , which may have begun with carriage of axes from the axe factory to a secondary distribution centre , from where they were traded out into the surrounding area .
16 They were going out into the world though none of them knew quite where until it was announced in public at their Commissioning Service it , the Albert Hall .
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