Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] into [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was obviously coming into form . |
| 2 | They therefore proposed the idea of continuous creation whereby matter was constantly popping into existence . |
| 3 | The Last Movie was finally going into production . |
| 4 | My mother glanced at the clock before looking at the window to ascertain that the garden was already retreating into night , and drew the curtains . |
| 5 | He had something up his sleeve … an idea had germinated and was already going into action . |
| 6 | Yeah she had it , she was just going into theatre at the end of the programme , she was having it done for the fourth time |
| 7 | I dimly understood that by holding out to me this realm of material essences , available by an act of will alone , The Fat Controller was condemning me to a cosmos of brand names , a metaphysic of motifs , a logic of logos , and an epistemology based on EPOS ( The Electronic Point of Sale method of inventory-keeping , which was just coming into use at this time among major retailers ) . |
| 8 | Smiling and apparently oblivious of her alarm that was rapidly turning into panic , Guido continued to guide her towards the sailboat . |
| 9 | He was always getting into trouble . |
| 10 | The Gruff 's had a marmalade tom cat that was always getting into trouble . |
| 11 | They were five people in one small room , and hardly a word was said between them until Gus Hambro had a large brandy under his belt , and was visibly returning into circulation . |