Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] into [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He helped the protesting wizard climb until he was hanging upside down , robe tucked into his britches , Kring dangling from one hand . |
| 2 | A mean look crept into his eyes . |
| 3 | Her heart vaulted into her throat . |
| 4 | But they insist that the money goes into their own pockets . |
| 5 | * The Pacific island state of Kiribati is suffering from growing water pollution problems as a result of sewage and animal effluent leaching into its already restricted freshwater supplies . |
| 6 | The noise it made caused her heart to leap into her throat , and it certainly startled the intruder . |
| 7 | Jessica 's heart rose into her mouth . |
| 8 | In addition , let us encourage colleagues to integrate machine-readable data and computer exercises into their thematic courses . |
| 9 | He paused , allowing a slightly abject look to creep into his eyes . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've done my homework , ’ he remarked , and her heart sank into her smart sandals as she realised that he was aware her neighbours were away . |
| 11 | My heart sank into my boots like Granny 's lumpy porridge as we made our way to Grindlewood for a day 's dusting and polishing . |
| 12 | An hour or so later I was beginning to feel proud of our levels of determination and achievement as we topped out over the last sand dune , then my heart sank into my boots ! |
| 13 | Then I introduced some modified Callanetic-type exercises into my programme . |
| 14 | So , with my admittedly low-status credit card tucked into my wallet , why should n't we head off to Polo Park and fulfill some of my high-grade expectations . |
| 15 | The seal gazed into her eyes and nodded slowly , without blinking . |
| 16 | Schools went in for a lot of physical education , ‘ drill ’ , which involved jumping about in a drafty hall with your skirt tucked into your knickers if you were female . |
| 17 | He arrived at his desk , squinted at the offering tucked into his blotter and sat down to read it properly : a short , sanctimonious newspaper piece on the temptation and pressures on the successful young , Tristram Wilson being mentioned , with many a crocodile tear , as one of the recent casualties . |
| 18 | As the JMU random visit programme goes into its second year we need to find better ways of isolating the representative results from those of the reactive , com-plaint-led , visits , and learn to interpret them statistically to build up a reliable picture of the auditing profession , its strengths and weaknesses . |
| 19 | The woman stepped back , and Lee was roughly turned over , and the shotgun pressed into his throat . |
| 20 | The silence was like wet cotton wool pressed into their ears . |
| 21 | There was also this feeling that any attempt to search into her father 's past would be disloyal to her mother . |
| 22 | Images of animals huddled together for warmth , safety and companionship floated into my mind as I stood at the side of this man , watching him examine firearms . |
| 23 | Although a touring boat is long and difficult to turn , it has a useful steering capability designed into its shape . |
| 24 | A TEENAGER needed plastic and cosmetic surgery to facial injuries after a car crashed into her mother 's , a court heard . |
| 25 | When he walked into the office the next day he found the new proprietor 's considerable bulk squeezed into his own chair , took the point and resigned . |
| 26 | By the time I stumbled to the summit of Cairn Gorm , it was hard to stand up straight , and the snow driving into my face stung like shotgun pellets . |
| 27 | A car smashed into her rear end as she dithered over which direction to take . |
| 28 | A BABY bounced back to life after a car smashed into his pram . |
| 29 | His speed of reaction was such that instead of his attacker landing square on his back as intended , his half turn meant that the plunging figure crashed into his right shoulder , knocking both men off balance . |
| 30 | ‘ But I 've got to go now , ’ the boy said , feeling the trunk pressing into his back again . |