Example sentences of "walk into the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As they were walking into the square , David did venture to ask whether Julia had yet got over her aversion to St Mark 's itself .
2 Walking into the mountains ? ’
3 An hour after walking into the operating theatre , patients are usually ready to walk out , with none of the effects of a general anaesthetic .
4 Of course she started it by walking into the boudoir .
5 ‘ No , I do n't , ’ Araminta said at once , walking into the hall .
6 Walking into the hall , she halted as she saw Donal and a small dark-haired girl being admitted .
7 She was walking into the hotel when she heard his car start up .
8 I scrambled to my feet , forcing the turban over my eyes and bending the feather till it stuck out like a pan-handle , went nervously into the comedy routine and finished by singing , ‘ If There 's a Wrong Way to Do It ’ and walking into the proscenium arch .
9 Of the remaining seven , three were imprisoned before they could contact the Council , two were afraid that they might be recognised walking into the Council 's offices , one had a ‘ habit so big ’ that he thought it would be a waste of time , and one had never heard of the service .
10 And I did n't feel any more afraid , walking into the flats , than I would have felt walking on the road at night you know in in where I 'd been before .
11 On walking into the Stop Hinkley Centre , Marshall introduced himself with typical candour as ‘ the enemy ’ , then launched into a long shaggy dog story about how much opposition there had been to a hydro-electric scheme in Snowdonia .
12 For Ryedale York tomorrow it will be like walking into the lions ' den .
13 Within the shortest space of time , they were walking into the lounge of an hotel that had seen better days but was still surprisingly well patronised ; by a variety of habitués , mostly male , and all , whether uniformed or civilian , contriving to give the place an air of distinction .
14 She flung it at him over her shoulder in the hallway before walking into the lounge , choking on the bitterness of knowing that his belief had come too late .
15 ‘ Only the other day I was at the vicarage , seeing Mrs Ainger about my stall at the bazaar-I 'm doing the fancy work this year , you know — and there was pussy , bold as brass , if you please , walking into the lounge as if she owned it . ’
16 Walking into the ISDN User Show at Wembley , North London the other day , the first four stands belonged to communications magazines : cynics might see this as evidence that the technology is still at the hype and talk stage , but most exhibitors seemed pleased by the degree to which visitors ' questions had progressed past the ‘ what is ISDN anyway ’ stage to the ‘ how much does this box cost ’ phase ; some 900 visitors attended on the first day , the second seemed rather busier and at some of the conference sessions , notably British Telecommunications Plc 's ‘ where are we now ’ presentation , it was standing room only …
17 A computer manager sought by police for the murder of his wife and children apparently killed himself by walking into the sea .
18 ‘ Sure , ’ he said , ‘ the only reason for walking into the jaws of Death is so 's you can steal His gold teeth . ’
19 He was just quietly walking into the wall , while the rest of us stood around in an awkward half-circle .
20 There they were , the two of them , walking into the tunnel .
21 Constance ran round the side of the house , and walking into the kitchen , slammed the door loudly behind her .
22 Isle of Wight Isle of Wight , ferry , yeah , and we , we all buy , we all buy chips yeah , and the next minute , you know , we 're all walking into the arcade all these girls just come up to us and start taking chips .
23 This pet turtle will continue walking into the glass until its snout is bloody .
24 This pet turtle will continue walking into the glass until its snout is bloody .
25 you jus he kept walking into the doors .
26 She was as good as her word , walking into the library ready to give Lovat another piece of her mind .
27 And after we left and were walking into the street , he asked , ‘ Do you think there 'll be a war ? ’
28 She was a nurse at a hospital on the other side of the village , and Killion had met her the previous evening by simply walking into the hospital and asking the first girl he saw if she would come out with him .
29 The demonstrators ' tactic of walking into the police lines , while it was a principled assertion of their right to march , invited the violent response that followed and made further violence much more likely .
30 ‘ I 'd like a nice big Dog , please , ’ said the monster , walking into the pet shop .
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