Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] into the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To back-benchers who expressed alarm at VAT on domestic fuel , Mr Lamont and Mr Major simply invited them to step into the real world . |
| 2 | But instead of the greed-crazed madman he expected , he found himself looking into the round red face of a Sergeant of the Watch . |
| 3 | It was then he knew for certain that the oriental he had just shot was not the one from whom he had wanted to exact retribution for injuring Pam — because at the other end of the corridor he found himself looking into the glittering black eyes of his hated enemy , Angel One . |
| 4 | The Londoner found himself staring into the expressionless face of the tall and broad , blond-haired , blue-eyed bouncer . |
| 5 | Lord Whitelaw , a figure from the past , alighted from a black Rover , and , turning towards France in order to return the salutations of the mob , found himself staring into the bloodshot eyes of Class War . |
| 6 | Even while freeing its market at home , America found itself locked into the pernicious logic of government-to-government deals abroad . |
| 7 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 8 | Glad that her limited knowledge of Danish included an apology , she blinked away her tears , raising her eyes to the stranger 's face and freezing as completely as Lot 's wife as she found herself looking into the ice-blue eyes of the man she loved . |
| 9 | A sound had her spinning round and she found herself looking into the astonished eyes of Marie as the girl slid from her bicycle and walked forwards to confront her . |
| 10 | So far she had seen nothing but a normal barn — bales of hay , racks of apples , a few garden tools — but now she found herself forced into the other side of the top floor and it was certainly different , so different in fact that as Alain released her she walked forward of her own volition . |
| 11 | The angry words dried up in a strangled gasp , though , as she found herself staring into the dark brown eyes of Julius Landor , her husband . |
| 12 | She was troubled , distracted in meditation , and often found herself staring into the middle distance when the other sisters were chanting Divine Office . |
| 13 | For fleeting seconds Julie found herself staring into the rain-soaked face of the intruder . |
| 14 | Maybe it was the abrupt pain of thinking about Tara , or the sudden recollection that this man blending so effortlessly into the family gathering was not to be trusted , but Virginia found herself cutting into the convivial mood and causing a sudden , rather surprised silence . |
| 15 | What drove him to reach into the innermost part of his soul in search of the undiscovered ? |
| 16 | What drove him to reach into the innermost part of his soul in search of the undiscovered ? |
| 17 | ‘ I told her to go into the other room- and say she thought he was going to be in there . |
| 18 | They moved on , down the cathedral-like space , soaring columns that dwarfed them disappearing into the swirling mist . |
| 19 | Then , at last feeling fairly safe , she allowed herself to sink into the nearest chair , totally drained by everything that had happened since she had woken up this morning . |
| 20 | And then he saw them come into the amber flicker of the firelight with the flames lighting green lamps in their heads . |
| 21 | Jarvis saw them get into the next car and on an impulse he jumped up and followed them . |
| 22 | I can see the problems now , people come up to you and whisper in your ear , how comes he 's on the list , I saw him going into the Liberal club or the Tory club the other day , he 's not a Labour supporter . |
| 23 | The longer she gazed down , through the tendril of tobacco smoke , the more the meeting merged into the older , stronger established patterns and colours of the valley floor until , eyes half-closed , she saw it disappear into the ancient landscape … |
| 24 | Quite suddenly the grip hardened on his hand and he felt it forced into the warm cleft between her legs . |
| 25 | ‘ And how did you get into the Imperial , you and your six cooks ? |
| 26 | So successfully did they break into the English market that they soon put the native vineyards out of business . |
| 27 | The midwife suggested I go into the birthing pool as I 'd requested on my birth plan . |
| 28 | Colin suggested they go into the next room to dance ; she agreed . |