Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sound symbolism is not just a matter of a certain number of words containing certain sounds happening also to fall into the same semantic area . |
| 2 | She left his office quietly , too raw to make a scene and attract attention , wanting only to crawl into a corner and hide . |
| 3 | She cocked her head , cheekily , tilting backwards to look into his eyes . |
| 4 | Some people like to play aggressively , moving forward to smash into their foes . |
| 5 | In particular , they have been censured for failing sufficiently to take into account the needs of local people . |
| 6 | Red-tipped fingers slid up to encircle Penry 's neck and Leonora turned away in blind haste , running downstairs to plunge into the crowd below . |
| 7 | She says it 's hard work having to think of other ways of getting around — having always to take into consideration the bus timetables — I ca n't arrange to meet friends unless there 's a bus at that time and coming home — leaving the pubs — I have to drink up quickly if I want to catch the last bus home . |
| 8 | The first flare was fired , dropping away to explode into fiery incandescence a thousand feet above the surface , a snaking , burning star suspended on a miniature parachute . |
| 9 | She looked up at him , her face so blotched and swollen that despite himself he put out a hand to comfort her , only for her to let out a frightened cry , trying frantically to burrow into the sofa to avoid any contact with him . |
| 10 | Over and behind , in a different line , Ramu 's head was feathered with electric-blue that he was trying unsuccessfully to tame into urbanity . |
| 11 | Spatz ignored him , leaning forward to talk into the intercom . |
| 12 | Bejewelled , she sat through dinner-parties , often drowsy before the soup course was through , longing only to escape into sleep . |
| 13 | He heard the sound again , followed by the whistle and thud of a crossbow bolt whining overhead to slam into the nearest tree . |