Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] into the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slowly , inch by inch , the three men advanced the half mile across no-man's-land , towards the Allied front line , pressing their faces back down into the mud whenever the moon reappeared from behind its unreliable screen . |
| 2 | But when she had washed her hair and dressed in a new pair of designer jeans and a silk shirt that had been a Christmas present and which she 'd never worn before — it was n't to Eva 's house that she went but back down into the town , towards the theatre and the Franz Joseph . |
| 3 | From this vantage you peer down into the crater lake , its surface green with the fresh growth of ‘ totora ’ , a reed otherwise known only in the Andes . |
| 4 | Both " obscenity " and " indecency " are defined by reference to vague and elastic formulae , permitting forensic debates over morality which fit uneasily into the format of a criminal trial . |
| 5 | From his discovery things had followed an inexorable path , like the water 's tight spiral down into the whirlpool 's mouth . |
| 6 | Hanging vines drip down into the canyon which resounds with the sounds of frogs and birds and the sweet smell of Madonna lilies . |
| 7 | Both have used chip technology to produce handheld database readers that fit comfortably into the palm of your hand . |
| 8 | Long before an enemy could get near enough to distinguish any glint of arms , the whole company could fold their belongings and slip away into the mountains at their back . |
| 9 | I leap outside into the snow , stand ankle deep in the snow and strain frantically at the same time trying to remember which direction I am pointing so that I can give instructions about where not to get the snow for tomorrow 's tea . |
| 10 | It is then up the Hanging Committee to decide which works fit best into the jigsaw-puzzle of an exhibition they are trying to construct . |
| 11 | My heart ached for her as I realised that she had joined the ranks of so many others I had known , who had watched their men fly off into the dusk , never to be heard of again . |
| 12 | The herds of antelope cluster together a little more tightly ; vultures and storks alight in the tops of trees to roost ; baboons clamber up into the branches where they will be safe from prowling leopards . |
| 13 | The Williams team gave him a quick change of tyres … but not quick enough to prevent Patrase and Senna fly past into the lead . |
| 14 | We head straight into the morning sun . |
| 15 | Head up into the wind with most of the weight placed on the back foot and a low crouched position . |
| 16 | And I think the other thing that 's important to bear in mind as well as far as logging 's concerned is that a lot of the poor slash-and-burn cultivators that come in have come along roads that the logging companies have built , and these provide easy access , say straight into the heart of the Amazon or what ever . |
| 17 | Plug lights ( which simply slot straight into the socket and give a soft light at floor level ) are useful for landings at night ; or when kids want a room light left on . |
| 18 | Mainly the sparks fly down off the wheel , but some seem to cling to the circumference all round then fly up into the operator 's face . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | If you have any choice in the matter , try to do this on the south-facing side , and as the bud will grow out to the south , rows should lie east-west , so that the shoots grow out into the row space , and not into each other . |
| 21 | Then , as one , they slink back into the darkness , seeking privacy and safety in the womb of the undercut . |
| 22 | And the time is long past when the question of who deserves what was taken out of the hands of politicians and time-serving bureaucrats and given to a genuinely independent and truly meritorious body which might set about trying to put honour back into the honours system . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Descend and head back into the forest going south-west then south to post 21 . |
| 25 | Moreover , these texts fit well into the English and European context described above . |
| 26 | But it was more customary for the copyist to reduce the proportions , turning diadumenoi into ephebes to please the client 's personal tastes and fit well into the dining-room . |
| 27 | The words used by Froissart to express his aim in writing his great chronicle , ‘ that the honourable enterprises , noble adventures and deeds of arms which took place during the wars waged by France and England should be fittingly related and preserved for posterity ’ , fit admirably into the pattern of thought and practice which regarded war as a noble way of life . |
| 28 | The Smiths fit boringly into the tour and album syndrome . |
| 29 | Coat one end of the dowel with a pva woodworking adhesive and tap firmly into the arm . |
| 30 | Mix together oats , coconut and butter and press firmly into the base and sides of a 20cm/8in loose-bottomed flan tin . |