Example sentences of "[coord] went [adv] into the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In a spasm of irritation he pulled a cloak over his nightshirt , took down a pistol from the wall , and went downstairs into the chilly , stone-smelling darkness of the ground floor , looking for servants .
2 I left him with appreciation and went forward into the central dining car where all the actors were sitting in front of coffee cups and poring over typed sheets of stage directions , muttering under their breaths and sometimes exclaiming aloud .
3 Carson tucked the diaries under his arm and went through into the empty lounge .
4 The fox turned at once and went back into the covert , about ten yards from the point where he broke .
5 He scrambled upright and went back into the empty flat .
6 I picked up my bag and went back into the cold street .
7 I snatched his sliding door open and went back into the arctic cold where I punched the button to summon the lift .
8 ‘ Be our guest , ’ said Noolan and went back into the social room leaving the large figure , head wreathed in cigarette smoke , seated at the top of the big committee sized table .
9 They cleared the thick , wooded hills of Oxford and went down into the open countryside .
10 Going through the scullery she pulled on an old coat and went out into the tiny back garden .
11 He took the Mascot Missile 's keys from the tray in the hall and went out into the driving rain .
12 He took Hasan 's hand and went out into the clear light of April .
13 His fingers were bloody and in his eyes there was such despair that I could not stand it and went out into the filthy courtyard ’ .
14 She gathered her pages of notes and went out into the sunlit streets .
15 He cleared his mind and went farther into the vast cathedral .
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