Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] into [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A low Mughal gateway led on into a wet and glistening flagstone courtyard ; it was deserted but for a solitary pupil running late towards his class . |
| 2 | At Beni Suef we got down into a dusty twilight . |
| 3 | A broad staircase led down into a hushed and panelled hallway . |
| 4 | The wooden stairs led down into a narrow corridor illuminated by a single naked bulb dangling at the end of a piece of frayed flex . |
| 5 | A steep path led down into a narrow , deeply eroded valley through which a clear stream ran , swift yet shallow , to the plains below . |
| 6 | Rough scree led down into a wide , sandy amphitheatre followed by a gentle descent over grassy hillsides to a pleasant campsite in a meadow , complete with sparkling stream , beneath the majestic cliffs of the nameless Peak 41 ( 6654 m ) . |
| 7 | From there they moved on into the Cambrian mountains ; and for three days they toiled through the worst storms of the year . |
| 8 | Setting men to guard both , Douglas and Ramsay moved on into the outer bailey , hardly able to believe their good fortune thus far . |
| 9 | Feeling almost overwhelmed by their hostess 's kind welcome , Laura sank down into a wide , soft couch , looking about her as Carole bustled off to fetch a cool drink . |
| 10 | Then she padded back into the bathroom , wriggled out of her nightie , and sank down into the hot water . |
| 11 | Harvey sank down into the parched grass . |
| 12 | She sank down into the smooth embrace of the sheets , at peace . |
| 13 | We abandoned the last Munro , especially as it 's a top that can be combined with Meall Greigh to be bagged another day , and staggered down into the long glen that would take us back to our morning starting point . |
| 14 | Cold sweat ran from his face ; he had scratched at the wound which Tig had inflicted previously , and blood and yellow fluid seeped down into the feathered ruff . |
| 15 | Some 70 pharmaceutical grade trace elements and the basic compound are melted together to ensure a complete mix before being solidified and ground down into the basic salt . |
| 16 | Forester checked the drawers and cupboards before he moved through into the main room . |
| 17 | Then the rider relaxed his legs , the horse moved off into a working trot , the rider rising so much at one with the animal that he in his turn appeared to be performing a piaffe . |
| 18 | The first problem occurred when they left the road and moved off into the open desert . |
| 19 | Mr. F.J. Norris , the Head of Modern Languages , had first come to the School , on teaching practice , in 1933 , and returned in January 1934 as Form Master of Junior A. He soon moved up into the Senior School . |
| 20 | The relationships can now be changed , delays between activities inserted and the whole built up into a complex network that can be displayed as a PERT chart by using the optional unit . |
| 21 | Detail by detail built up into a formidable possibility , in which , nevertheless , he did not believe . |
| 22 | Once the pioneers of a new level of development were given the chance to flourish , they radiated out into a whole range of orders and families to take advantage of all the various possible means of gaining a livelihood . |
| 23 | Faye understood now too , and she sank back into the reclining lounge chair with a gesture of despair . |
| 24 | TEXAN oil and gas exploration minnow Aviva Petroleum sank back into the red last year with an $8.7m loss , against 1990 's $537,000 profit , on revenue down from $12.2m to $9.3m . |
| 25 | From the hall outside the court , Doyle peered back into the drab room , wondering whether the girl would re-appear , and give him a chance to make his opening . |
| 26 | Two hours later we weighed anchor , drew out into the dirty , oil-stained river and moved slowly downstream along London 's crowded waterfront , passing other ships , docks , warehouses , cranes , wagons and lorries , and all the come and go of men associated with the sea . |
| 27 | ‘ Hello … what in … ? ’ but the words died on his lips as he drew out into the full brilliance of the moon something that shone with the colour of the moon itself , a circlet of gold on which stood a row of triangular shapes from each of which flashed a pebble , some green , some blue , some red the colour of rubies . |
| 28 | Even when lightning lit the skies and the floodgates opened when she was still twenty miles from her destination she merely flicked on the car 's wipers and peered out into the black night , letting the piercing beam of the headlights guide her along the road . |
| 29 | She peered out into the moonlit garden and felt a wave of desperation sweep over her . |
| 30 | She moved to the compartment door , peered out into the deserted corridor , then closed and locked it . |