Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] into " in BNC.

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1 As I looked up into his steely blue eyes I admit I did wonder what disparaging thoughts he was thinking about me .
2 The weather was dull as I stepped out into Sligo .
3 My only emotion as I went back into the box was cold rage .
4 I remember a December night : I heard the church clock strike nine as I went down into the garden — it was warm enough to walk .
5 ‘ The church clock was striking ten as I came up into the street from Custom House Quay . ’
6 As I came down into Salisbury that day I knew for the first time that I had been happy .
7 Could it be , I mused , as I snuggled down into the Dodge 's heavily bolstered bucket seat on the autostrada running north of Milan to Switzerland , that Detroit has finally built a competent , European-style sporting saloon ?
8 As I walked back into the Gendarmerie the following afternoon , I saw my first legionnaire .
9 As I walk out into the sunlight , the grass is soft under my feet .
10 My lungs exploded , imploded , exploded , imploded ; plumes of wet sand flew from my soles , rising as I sped on , falling in little curves and spattering back as I raced on into the distance .
11 Taff enquired as I jumped down into the trench beside him .
12 Taff was in a foul mood as I jumped down into the trench .
13 I am not a small man , nor am I a weakling , yet the thin Sweetman seemed unconcerned as I jumped down into the cockpit .
14 As I drift off into the aisle , I see Lil gliding back towards our stand , escorting a pair of avenging angels .
15 It actually comes down to then , a more local area could be eighteen to twenty into Harlow , and then as you break down into the other figures , that then comes into a road and a postcode will actually go down to about fifteen houses in total , by putting your door number at the end of it , it makes it identifiable to your premises .
16 But as you go on into verse three , and it talks about this relationship again , er , it says he , she came to a field belonging to Boaz who was of the er family of Elimilech .
17 As you drop down into Blaenau Ffestiniog from the heights of the Crimea Pass , the entrance to Gloddfa Ganol is on the right , lower down on the left is Llechwedd .
18 Jack was just arriving as she walked back into the department , and a police car drew up with the still-hysterical mother inside .
19 Galvanised into action by the very idea , she rose abruptly to her feet , striving to keep her expression impassive as she glanced down into Candy 's surprised eyes .
20 She blinked as she stepped back into the office , closing her eyes against the sudden change of light .
21 As she stepped out into the dark night she thought of the gloomy squalor of Bacon Buildings and the smile left her face .
22 Sabrina zipped up her anorak as she stepped out into the cold night air and rummaged in her pockets for the keys to the Audi Coupe .
23 ‘ Your choice , ’ Liston reminded her as she stepped out into the air .
24 Glancing back over her shoulder as she stepped out into the pounding heat of the afternoon , she saw that Stephanie Marsa was watching them go .
25 The twins , David and Michael , had been prowling about in the front garden waiting for the sight of Belinda 's car , and as soon as she stepped out into the driveway and came up the path to the house they raced ahead of her inside to relay the news of her arrival , without even saying hello to her .
26 Alain was beside her as she stepped out into the sunlight and his hand closed around her arm .
27 Gently but firmly , careful not to wake the child , Jake took Kirsty from her as she stepped out into the corridor .
28 Our beamy Bénéteau made a lot of noise as she slammed down into the troughs before climbing the next steep wave .
29 Tim , 32 , said : ‘ She always got upset when we were apart and cried as usual as she went through into the departure lounge .
30 She smoothed her hair and straightened the shoulder-straps of her black camisole , then with an effort composed her face into an expression of detached amusement as she went back into the other room .
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