Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [adv] into the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every culture , however imperfectly and blindly , either turned towards the light or fell back into the darkness . |
| 2 | It is assumed here that juries and others do attach considerable importance to the label when it is a question of homicide , and therefore that the excessive use of force in self-defence is a matter which is properly reflected by a separate qualified defence , rather than being left to sentencing ( which means executive discretion , if the mandatory penalty for murder remains ) or forced artificially into the doctrine of provocation ( when there may be no real evidence of loss of self-control ) . |
| 3 | Each year straw equivalent to 3.6 million tonnes of coal is wasted , usually burnt in the field or ploughed back into the ground . |
| 4 | The way it slips down the neck of your new one-piece after you 've crossed your tips and plunged head-first into the stuff . |
| 5 | Suddenly , they both jumped up , pulled off their remaining cotton restrictions and plunged straight into the water . |
| 6 | He cursed loudly as his rubber clad right foot struck off a slimy rock and plunged knee-deep into the mud and water . |
| 7 | ‘ He lost his footing in the frost and plunged headlong into the woman 's swimming pool . |
| 8 | He proceeded to explain the Plan , starting with a brief review of the world components market which positioned Europe to the rest of the world and led straight into the Plan . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't need the river — one look at you is enough ! ’ she declared , and stalked off into the trees . |
| 10 | Nearly fifty years ago a posh , lanky young man packed his bags and made off into the undergrowth of England . |
| 11 | They battered us into the bushes , and made off into the forest with the cart and the team and the load , and left us to limp away on foot wherever we would . |
| 12 | I waved to him and passed on into the lecture room . ’ |
| 13 | Then she opened the door and passed out into the hall , closing it behind her with a quiet but determined movement , leaving Iskandara staring after her in silence . |
| 14 | We hid them in the copper , closed the lid and crept back into the yard , shutting the door carefully behind us . |
| 15 | Philip ran back down to the bit of broken fencing , climbed through and got back into the kitchen as the local news ended . |
| 16 | She put on her coat and got back into the bed . |
| 17 | Luckily for us he was too overcome to offer us refreshment , so we said our farewells and got back into the jeep and drove off along the road leading to the village of Breville . |
| 18 | After what seemed an age , Jack appeared out of the gloom and got back into the car . |
| 19 | Michael Banks , too , started with renewed confidence and got further into the text than he ever had before without error . |
| 20 | Blanche glanced up and down the empty pavement , slid on her leather gloves and loped off into the night . |
| 21 | Her tracksuit and flying jacket dragged on the ground as she slid and bumped down into the blackness . |
| 22 | Owen and Adam came running to meet the little priest as soon as he rode through the gate and paced wearily into the stable-yard . |
| 23 | Mrs Thatcher , who returned from the United States last night , said : ‘ Everything we have done in the last 13 years will be conserved and built on into the future . |
| 24 | The girl let go of my hand and moved away into the gloom behind me , where she must have put the screwed-up five-pound notes on to the chest of drawers with the magazines , the small framed photograph , the towel , the box of paper tissues , the jar of Vaseline , the baby 's dummy and all the other odds and ends spilled over the varnished oak top . |
| 25 | He went by the window , without a glance , and moved on into the night . |
| 26 | With great caution , she opened the door and moved breathlessly into the corridor . |
| 27 | Then , throwing her a wink , he turned and moved off into the crowd . |
| 28 | Everyone stood up and moved out into the clearing . |
| 29 | ‘ What in the devil 's name is that ? ’ he demanded , following her as she crossed quickly to the gate and moved out into the grounds . |
| 30 | I would suppose it was shortly after four o'clock that I left the guest house and ventured out into the streets of Salisbury . |