Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] into the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She reached up , and kissing him fiercely on the lips , whispered a rhyme she had made up years before : " Tristram Pascoe , Tristram Pascoe , never , never let your lass go ! " — and when they had hugged , she watched him climb nimbly over the wall and heard him jump down into the hayfield on the other side . |
2 | Vern wandered slowly in front taking not a blind bit of notice of me , not even when I shouted at the long-beaked birds and made them flap up into the air crying like out-of-tune seagulls . |
3 | He 'll probably merge back into the Department of Transport . |
4 | From time to time she would glance back into the room , her eyes coming to rest on the casually seated figure of Tsu Ma . |
5 | ’ Which means you 'll fall back into the Vid , ’ she said . |
6 | She let it fall back into the water when she heard what John had told Larry . |
7 | My father used to spend hours on the lavatory smoking and reading the paper ; when he finally emerged at my mother 's disgusted summons , a rich smell of shit and tobacco would sidle out into the corridor . |
8 | Once the planting has been done , cover the soil with a thick mulch of crushed bark , peat or leaf mould , which will gradually break down into the soil and help to improve its texture . |
9 | Furthermore , different voice settings typically characterise different languages , and these settings may carry over into the pronunciation of a second language ( Laver 1991 : 248 ) . |
10 | ‘ If only she 'd clear off into the dower house , ’ she told herself , ‘ I could really improve things here . ’ |
11 | The dog might not respond readily to their commands , and may simply head off into the distance , possibly looking for you if the territory is familiar . |
12 | Watching the BMW ease out into the traffic a few minutes later and accelerate away along the road , Harry turned Nadine 's words over in his mind . |
13 | Consequently increased emphasis needs to be placed upon the role of assessment , rehabilitation and transfer rather than discharge back into the community . |
14 | Co fall out the bucket you see on the when they over the top tumbler that 'd splash on into the chute , there used to be a chute , take it right into the harbour . |
15 | With gold being so heavy , if you put a panful of gravel into motion under water the gold will work down into the pan base . |
16 | On that first occasion my father took me through Craven Hill Gardens into Porchester Terrace , showed me the blank brick back of the facades and lifted me up on to the wall so that I could look down into the shaft . |
17 | With more than $20m-worth of Microsoft shares , Mr Shirley will sail off into the sunset in June , when he plans to retire . |
18 | Amid a buzz of excitement I heard that it was ‘ one of old Maurice 's hits ’ , and I pushed my way through the crowd just in time to see another ball sail up into the sky towards the Castle . |
19 | From from the the seats we can still see out into the garden |
20 | I heard hoof beats and opened one eye to see my attackers run back into the trees , two of them not moving as quickly as they would want . |
21 | I could n't look at them ; nor could I look back into the room . |
22 | Yeah , yeah Where did he run out into the sea , did he run out at Mersea ? |
23 | Seven years … but still every now and then one of them will suddenly run out into the street screaming . ’ |
24 | In due course , Mr Cross took the photograph he had come for and the girl crossed the narrow road and watched the train drop down into the valley . |
25 | I do n't drop down into the deck well , overcrowded as it is , but remain on the edge , with arms woven around the chrome railings for safety . |
26 | He knew that by-and-by , when they were ripe , they would drop down into the ground ; there they would keep soft and warm for a while , then they would grow into more plants , with seeds , so there would always be plants on the earth … |
27 | How do you stop it getting into the environment , because if you hose it down it will wash down into the drains wo n't it ? |
28 | It has a double effect : it reduces the fear in the cat itself and enables it to stay where it is , rather than move off into the distance ; it also prevents any counter-staring by the cat , which would spell defiance and possibly provoke further hostility . |
29 | A 6mm diameter shank means a 7mm — wide blade is the most that will slide up into the handle , and that ca n't cope with big screws . |
30 | Employees are likely to be concerned about how they will fit back into the system on returning from an overseas contract . |