Example sentences of "[vb past] [v-ing] [pron] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried working myself into the ground , but I could be totally exhausted and still remember . |
| 2 | Collecting the trowel , she bent down and began stabbing it into the bigger clumps of earth to break them up . |
| 3 | Turn round ! girl , ’ and swung her round by the shoulders , and while holding her with one hand she ripped the pieces of tape from the end of each plait , before she tore at the hair until it hung in uneven strands ; then she almost lifted Millie from the floor as , using both hands now , she drew the strands together and began forming them into a tight rope-like plait . |
| 4 | They were both then hauled through the treacherous water to the boat , but while paddling for the shore , the current seized the boat and it capsized throwing everyone into the water . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll save them for later ’ he said stuffing them into a soggy pocket as he squelched up the road alongside me . |
| 6 | But the Champenois were not unprepared : many houses were able to seal up their cellars ; those wishing to escape German occupation left for southern France , while others remained organising themselves into an effective network of resistance , the extent of which was unknown even to most Champenois . |