Example sentences of "and [adv] [v-ing] into a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have argued elsewhere ( 1989 , pp. 169–71 ) , the temple functioned rather like a great medieval abbey , drawing and re-allocating large revenues from the surrounding area and thereby developing into a major centre of wealth and power . |
| 2 | My old man had this thing about all of us [ a family of ten ] growing up in this society and not getting into a black thing . |
| 3 | Greenidge and Lloyd top-scored as West Indies declared at 251 for 9 , and then Holding , Roberts and Holder , restricted MCC to 197 , only Gilliat , the captain , having a substantial knock , and Amiss ducking into a bouncer which left him with four stitches in his scalp . |
| 4 | This was effective for a while with Colchester taking the set 15–7 and then moving into a 2–1 lead , but it was less successful in the fourth set as Nomads began equalling Colchester 's attacking strength . |
| 5 | Beginning with a bargain struck between the Crown and the nobles , and then moving into a skilful attack in the lawcourts , the government managed to persuade Parliament into passing in 1536 the great Statute of Uses which turned the ‘ use ’ into a legal estate and abolished completely this method of evasion . |
| 6 | Then he kissed me , and for a moment I remembered a play we were in together , when we 'd done the same sort of kiss , starting with his hand under my chin and just our lips lightly together , and then developing into a full clinch ; but by the time we were deeply embraced I had forgotten the play and could think only that this was like coming home . |
| 7 | So young people using Sony Walkmans , going to discos once , twice a week and then going into a noisy job could permanently impair their , their hearing . |