Example sentences of "she [vb past] into [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've done it , ’ she whispered into the little cave made by her fingers . |
| 2 | She made three trips , each time carrying a pair of heavy jugs which she emptied into a small copper hip bath : and each time increasingly aware of and responding to the gauntlet of Hope 's lust . |
| 3 | But the fumes seeped in until she was forced to gulp for air and she plunged into a deep and haunted sleep . |
| 4 | It was a lame apology , but as she plunged into the cooler shadow of the house she knew she 'd used the first excuse which sprang to mind . |
| 5 | After settling her bill , she went for a walk through the hotel grounds , ending up beside a pretty little river meandering gently through a meadow , and sat down on a boulder , barely feeling the coolness of the air as she gazed into the silvery , rippling waters . |
| 6 | She gazed into the middle distance . |
| 7 | Instead she gazed into the dully glowing ashes of the dying fire and remembered a wild , enchanted garden and a tender , handsome soldier who had awoken her to approaching womanhood with one gentle kiss and a rose . |
| 8 | Theda 's deep grey eyes grew dark with distress as she gazed into the vicious blackness of Lady Merchiston 's own . |
| 9 | Her hands dropped to her sides as she gazed into the cracked mirror . |
| 10 | She got into the warm interior of the taxi , reeking of tobacco and ancient loves , and fell asleep at once . |
| 11 | She got into the fifth one , only to die two hours later . |
| 12 | In an ecstasy of selfishness she got into the magic train . |
| 13 | She got into the flat-bottomed boat and tried to push it away from the bank but the pole stuck in the mud and the boat was too heavy for her to move . |
| 14 | She limped into the air-conditioned hall of the hotel like an awkward seal plunging into a pool , and sank on to a leather sofa . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's easy ! ’ she shouted into the rushing wind . |
| 16 | ‘ Eyesight of a cat , ’ she muttered aloud , then immediately uttered a pained yelp as she bumped into a rough-hewn table . |
| 17 | Retreating until she bumped into a Spanish walnut table that stood before a window , she put her arms back to lean on the table , then decided that her position might look inviting , folded her arms , and scowled at Sam . |
| 18 | Aggie accompanied the gangling totter to his cart and when she peered into the cardboard box and saw the kitten she shook her head sadly . |
| 19 | A sudden fear gripped Lucy , and as she peered into the impenetrable shadows on either side she realised that the bush by day and the bush by night were two totally different places . |
| 20 | She peered into the murky depths of a battered tin object on the stove . |
| 21 | She bolted into a deep brake of ferns and , bending low , crept away and then sank down and crouched motionless , hoping the two men would n't find her . |
| 22 | She moved into the four-bedroom Happylands farmhouse with her three daughters before Christmas last year , after her marriage to 47-year-old Captain Ian Farquhar , a close hunting pal of the prince , ended in divorce . |
| 23 | In July 1979 she moved into the 50,000 apartment and immediately set to work furnishing the rooms in a warm but simple Habitat style . |
| 24 | Widow Mary Todd , 64 , met Bill Raisbeck six months ago when she moved into the same sheltered housing scheme at Thornaby , Cleveland . |
| 25 | Paling , she sank into a green armchair , her eyes fixed on his hard-boned face . |
| 26 | She entered into a fresh contract each academic year . |
| 27 | The war , seemingly interminable , was by now unpopular , and in October 1761 , having failed to persuade his colleagues to declare war on Spain before she entered into an open alliance with France , Pitt the Elder resigned . |
| 28 | As before she entered into the huge open hall or lobby , with its chessboard floor of russet-and-black marble . |
| 29 | ‘ In spite of having Alan Morris in the family , ’ Lesley said , and smiled as she drew into the left traffic lane at the lights on the outskirts of Comerbourne . |
| 30 | Christina 's feet slipped on the highly polished wooden floor as she flopped into an antique mahogany rocking-chair positioned in front of a big open window , affording uninterrupted views of the ocean and a cooling breeze from off the sea . |