Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] into the [adj] room " in BNC.
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| 1 | She led me into the front room where , defensively , she picked up the baby . |
| 2 | The devil had booked them into the same room . |
| 3 | Carrie was hard put to it and she had little time to talk with him , but it was not long before Billy turned up at the cafe eager to see his friend and Carrie directed him into the back room . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , come inside and have a cup of tea , ’ she said , and showed me into the front room of the house . |
| 5 | When she arrived , minus dogs this time , as they would have destroyed the solemnity — Flora showed her into the back room . |
| 6 | She seemed inclined to give Harry short shrift , but at his mention of Heather 's name , she relented and showed him into the front room , where a meagre measure of calm and quiet prevailed . |
| 7 | He ignored her enquiry so she hauled herself out , slipped on a long T-shirt and followed him into the other room . |
| 8 | She followed him into the other room and sat down on the sofa to pour out while Penry put a match to the kindling in the stove . |
| 9 | Patrick followed her into the front room , his eyes taking in her home . |
| 10 | There was just enough time for Bobbie to make herself tidy before they called her into the front room . |
| 11 | He took her into the next room , performed a little pantomime of swivelling hips and stormy eyes , then wrapped his arm around her . |
| 12 | ’ We stopped her and took her into the back room where we found she was n't fat at all . |
| 13 | Huffily Leonora filled the kettle , made coffee , then took hers into the other room . |
| 14 | He picked her up and carried her into the front room . |
| 15 | As I follow her into the front room someone whispers to Rufus : ‘ She got him under her thumb , I think . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ In here , ’ she said , leaving me to shut the front door , then follow her into the front room . |
| 17 | Finally , still silent , she turned and led us into the main room . |
| 18 | And , following him into the spacious room , Folly could see exactly how faithfully the artist had carried out her patron 's — her lover 's ? — wishes . |
| 19 | I think it was in my mind to ask Poppy to dance , to bring her into the lighted room and behave perfectly normally . |