Example sentences of "i [vb past] into the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , I laid into the JMP-1 for having but a single input on the front , with no means of connection to the back of the unit ; the TriAxis has the input to the rear , with no input on the front ! |
| 2 | When it came I tried frantically to remember all that had been forced into me by my mentor , and to the utter amazement of all — around but mainly myself — I passed into the 17th Entry at Halton in January 1928 with , I believe , 305 out of a total of just under 400 starters . |
| 3 | I got into the rear seat and the colonel closed the door . |
| 4 | He seemed disappointed and I soon saw why when I got into the main hall . |
| 5 | In my small way , because I felt that the whole business had been handled most unsatisfactorily by Baldwin and exploited by others , including the Archbishop of Canterbury , I plunged into the resulting controversy . |
| 6 | Incidentally , Liza , guess who I bumped into the other day walking down Piccadilly . ’ |
| 7 | As I moved into the small museum , a male chorus started singing over the sound system : Glory , glory , it 's a hell of a way to die … |
| 8 | As they came closer , I moved into the darkest corner of the hut . |
| 9 | It was in that frame of mind that I moved into the Olympic year indoor season , saying , as I had been doing for a long time , ‘ In ‘ 88 , I 'll graduate ! ’ |
| 10 | I wandered into the wholesale office of a big tobacco factory , and found myself in a dark panelled Victorian world of snuff counters , old polished scales for weighing out ounces of baccy and a snug with settle chairs . |
| 11 | I sneaked into the main dealing room and found a heating vent near the skirting-board at one end which I could unscrew and look as if I was doing something professional . |
| 12 | It 's his age that is against him , but he 's helped me a great deal since I came into the Irish squad . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I came into the first form of his boarding school . |
| 14 | It was only 5.30 pm when I came into the main hospital building , but a cheeky nurse said ‘ Bon soir , Miss Veness , parlez-vous Francaise ? |
| 15 | As I drove into the underground car park of Pretty , Keen , Bastards , the garageman looked |
| 16 | It began to rain , so I dodged into the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart . |
| 17 | ‘ I climbed into the little turret down from the Bird . |
| 18 | At the hotel I paid him in cash with a bonus and sent him on his way , and was in time to see Filmer 's backview receding into a dark-looking bar as I walked into the big central hall lobby . |
| 19 | As usual I popped into the second-hand bookshops and , as usual , failed to find any old golf books of any interest . |
| 20 | I collapsed into the front seat — I 'm not a good backseat driver — and tried to harness my heartbeat . |
| 21 | This is why , by mistake one evening , I stumbled into the wrong accommodation and upon a honeymoon couple . |
| 22 | Most days , I worked into the early hours , leaving little time to spend with Joan . |
| 23 | I clipped into the top peg and swung around in tides of feelings below the bulge . |
| 24 | I stared into the blinding glare of the revolving light . |
| 25 | I looked into the little mirror for just a moment . |
| 26 | And as she spoke , I looked into the troubled face of our Prime Minister and her eyes were filled with tears . |
| 27 | Interestingly enough I looked into the same situation in America and Germany and in all three mighty industrial countries six out of the top ten firms had gone . |
| 28 | Then I bit into the first slice of bread ; home made , plastered thickly with farm butter and topped by a lavish layer of heather honey from the long row of hives I had often seen on the edge of the moor above . |
| 29 | Scorning more than a small peppermint humbug , I went into the little church of St. Nicholas . |
| 30 | And er I went into the High Hazel seam . |