Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] into the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It takes them long enough to cut a way through to the chimney of the air shaft , sawing through the rhodie branches and tearing away the brambles and other undergrowth ; then they lever off the iron grating over the shaft without any difficulty , and one of the younger cops , in an overall and a hard hat , wraps the rope around himself — proper climbing rope they had in the back of one of the Range Rovers — and abseils down into the darkness .
2 ‘ That should give Mait pause for thought , ’ he muttered , straightening and stepping back into the cemetery to retrieve his umbrella .
3 We carried on for a few more yards , then retraced our steps down to the main level and back out into the sunshine .
4 And it goes out in a blaze of colour — a spectacular firework display which starts at 6.45pm and goes on into the night .
5 Clint says he has been sitting on the story of Unforgiven for 15 years waiting to grow into the part but denies that this could be the last time he saddles up and rides off into the sunset .
6 He knows it , and drives off into the night licking his dollar lips .
7 ‘ I do n't need the river — one look at you is enough ! ’ she declared , and stalked off into the trees .
8 Nearly fifty years ago a posh , lanky young man packed his bags and made off into the undergrowth of England .
9 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 .
10 " For which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed , and given up into the hands of wicked men , and to suffer death upon the cross .
11 I waved to him and passed on into the lecture room . ’
12 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 .
13 We hid them in the copper , closed the lid and crept back into the yard , shutting the door carefully behind us .
14 Philip ran back down to the bit of broken fencing , climbed through and got back into the kitchen as the local news ended .
15 She put on her coat and got back into the bed .
16 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 .
17 After what seemed an age , Jack appeared out of the gloom and got back into the car .
18 Blanche glanced up and down the empty pavement , slid on her leather gloves and loped off into the night .
19 Her tracksuit and flying jacket dragged on the ground as she slid and bumped down into the blackness .
20 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 .
21 He went by the window , without a glance , and moved on into the night .
22 Then , throwing her a wink , he turned and moved off into the crowd .
23 Everyone stood up and moved out into the clearing .
24 ‘ 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 .
25 I open the throttle a bit and head out into the sound , where the tide flows strongly and it is a favoured feeding place for auks .
26 Descend and head back into the forest going south-west then south to post 21 .
27 I take a deep breath and head back into the eye of the storm , careening down side-streets when police barricades and fire hoses block the main avenues .
28 The kids are presented as decent and thoughtful , and there 's an Arcadian absence of the stress and violence which some might look for in a class where the teacher swears and free-associates , and throws up and bunks off into the bargain .
29 Straining away from him , gasping with tortured gratification , she found that it seemed the most natural thing in the world to her when she was swept up in his arms and carried through into the bedroom , to be laid gently down on the soft duvet .
30 A SIX-day-old baby escaped with just scratches after being plucked from her father 's arms by a tornado and carried off into the night .
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