Example sentences of "[noun] walk into the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As David walked into the canteen one of them said , ‘ Here comes Major Tom ’ . |
| 2 | A week later , however , when Branson walked into the shop close to the Virgin offices in Portobello Road where Joan worked , selling Victorian advertising ephemera , and invited her to lunch , she accepted . |
| 3 | And as Lucy walked into the house , Paula looked right through me . |
| 4 | She had no idea she was no longer alone in the house until Eleanor walked into the hall , high heels clicking on the stone floor . |
| 5 | I lit another cigarette from the stub of the first ( unheard-of for me ) — not because I wanted it but because I felt it might give an illusion of poise to walk into the Presence with a cigarette dangling carelessly from my lips . |
| 6 | Rachaela walked into the corridor and along to the landing , and descending the stairs she saw the lamps were lit in the drawing room as on that first night years before . |
| 7 | Rachaela walked into the area and squeezed up to the chest . |
| 8 | Rose exclaimed as Ellie walked into the kitchen . |
| 9 | One day in 1921 an eight-year-old boy walked into the shop . |
| 10 | The girl walked into the room suggests , in most contexts , that the identity of the girl has already been established . |
| 11 | This contrasts with A girl walked into the room , which suggests that a new entity is being introduced into the discourse . |
| 12 | I mean I just noticed it I read , sorry Karen walked into the studio totally uninvited through a red light . |
| 13 | Mitch was deeply in conversation with Ana when Maggie walked into the dining-room that night . |
| 14 | Guido was standing by the bar table when Ronni walked into the drawing-room , pouring himself a generous measure of whisky . |
| 15 | Selina walks into the bedroom with her head held low . |
| 16 | THE DOCTOR : So Lepine walks into the Ecole Polytechnique . |
| 17 | ‘ On the contrary , ’ came a new voice from the doorway , and Mr Aycliffe walked into the room . |
| 18 | He looked even more surprised when Elaine walked into the lounge with two men . |
| 19 | Anthea Darnell walked into the library with an erect back and a confident gait , slim , elegant , and giving every appearance of being in command of herself . |
| 20 | Twenty minutes later , wearing her grey flannel trousers and mole-coloured jersey and with her hair casually tied back in a velvet ribbon , Julia walked into the salon , only to be brought up short by the sight of David staring blankly at a yellow form in his right hand , a tumbler of whisky ignored and tilting in his left . |
| 21 | But just then Nettie walked into the room , carrying a silver tray piled with coffee things . |
| 22 | Carrie walked into the room and sat down heavily in her chair . |
| 23 | Short walks into the countryside lead into tranquil surroundings . |
| 24 | For example , one night a youth with distinct working-class dress and accent walked into the station : |
| 25 | When Ross Lovegrove walked into the office of the Hermés design director he spotted a memo from the chairman lying on the desk . |
| 26 | The originality of the dress drew a gasp when Beatrice walked into the room , and since he did not dance he was content to watch her dance the tango with a number of admirers . |
| 27 | Newman walked into the room followed by Carver . |
| 28 | Dan walked into the kitchen in his dressing gown . |
| 29 | So the Bangles disbanded and Hoffs walked into the sunset , a thousand corporate cheque books glinting behind her in the sun 's twilight glow . |
| 30 | The current site was built in 1860 for livestock walking into the market or coming off the train . |