Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] into the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kyffin Williams never intended to be a painter , he planned to go into the army but was rejected on medical grounds . |
| 2 | Permanently placed at Number 55 in the not-quite-so-top 100 , they are destined to be remembered as yet another band Virgin failed to encourage into the charts ( famous last words part 136 ) . |
| 3 | He did n't look back at the sudden commotion behind him and , when a shadow passed over him , merely gibbered weakly and tried to burrow into the horse 's mane . |
| 4 | I could not forget how the village people had hurt me when I tried to go into the house there . |
| 5 | The leader of the Commons , Tony Newton , promised to look into the issue . |
| 6 | The authorities promised to look into the complaints in order to defuse the situation . |
| 7 | The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive promised to look into the hold-ups . |
| 8 | The sit-in at Beishida ( shortened form of the university 's name ) caused some tension , but eventually the college principal promised to look into the matter . |
| 9 | Shoreline also have a popular variation on the castle theme ( illustrated ) designed to fit into the corner of the tank and mask an uplift ( or mask and protect a heaterstat ) . |
| 10 | In panic she stumbled backwards , twisted round and tried to run into the living room . |
| 11 | Melot had recruited an Arab whom he proposed to send into the town to find out if the garrison had been alerted . |
| 12 | Last night Mr Roseberry said : ‘ I was hit as I tried to get into the pub . |
| 13 | Policemen struggled briefly with the women as they tried to get into the embassy . |
| 14 | But when he tried to get into the maternity wing he found the doors were locked . |
| 15 | he tried to get into the house Rhys were |
| 16 | Women who tried to get into the car park without a pass this morning were allowed through the barrier , but council officials warned them that they could face disciplinary proceedings if they try again tomorrow . |
| 17 | Just after the fire started , a passer-by tried to break into the building , fearing children were trapped inside . |
| 18 | The Propane Company , a London firm of traders , tried to break into the market by signing a deal with the Chinese to sell the metals to European customers . |
| 19 | Usually when he was giving one of his little dinners he came into the kitchen while they were preparing it , joked with them , had his hands smacked smartly by Matey when he lifted saucepan lids and tried to peer into the oven ; but today he stayed away . |
| 20 | As he had nothing to do , he tried to melt into the background and give his own eyes a chance . |
| 21 | Jeanne 's brother André , an academic landscape painter four years her senior , also became a convert whilst Jeanne 's mother , Eudoxie Hébuterne , tried to enter into the spirit of ardent Catholicism . |
| 22 | She shook herself back into life and moved to step into the loft . |
| 23 | But more often than not she would climb the stairs — however many flights there might be — as she felt panic rising within her as soon as she tried to step into the lift . |
| 24 | Mr Chamberlain 's services to the State are infinitely greater than any I have been able to render , but we are both men who are giving all we can give to the service of the State ; we are both men who are , or try to be , actuated by principle in our conduct ; we are men who , I think , have exactly the same views on the political problems of the day ; we are men who I believe — certainly on my side-have esteem and perhaps I may say affection for each other ; but the result of this dynamic force is that we stand here today , he prepared to go into the wilderness if he should be compelled to forsake the Prime Minister , and I prepared to go into the wilderness if I should be compelled to stay with him . |
| 25 | Mr Chamberlain 's services to the State are infinitely greater than any I have been able to render , but we are both men who are giving all we can give to the service of the State ; we are both men who are , or try to be , actuated by principle in our conduct ; we are men who , I think , have exactly the same views on the political problems of the day ; we are men who I believe — certainly on my side-have esteem and perhaps I may say affection for each other ; but the result of this dynamic force is that we stand here today , he prepared to go into the wilderness if he should be compelled to forsake the Prime Minister , and I prepared to go into the wilderness if I should be compelled to stay with him . |
| 26 | Italy meanwhile , prompted by a young radical called Benito Mussolini , negotiated to come into the war on the side of the Allies . |
| 27 | In April a restlessness seemed to come into the air as the village began to throw off the lethargy of winter . |
| 28 | She seemed to purr into the telephone " Have you got any news ? " |
| 29 | At one point the bag rose so high it seemed to disappear into the night . |
| 30 | Bigwig was lying across the wire , which came out under his belly and seemed to disappear into the ground . |