Example sentences of "she [verb] into the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've done it , ’ she whispered into the little cave made by her fingers . |
| 2 | There are hints , there are passages here and there where she goes into the present tense . |
| 3 | The young woman feels curiously as though she is only playing at house once more when she goes into the first flat or home that she can truly call her own . |
| 4 | All eyes will be on Vina Buller today as she goes into the final showjumping phase in the lead of the National Championship sponsored by Heineken at Punchestown in Co Kildare . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She gazed into the middle distance . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Theda 's deep grey eyes grew dark with distress as she gazed into the vicious blackness of Lady Merchiston 's own . |
| 10 | Her hands dropped to her sides as she gazed into the cracked mirror . |
| 11 | She got into the warm interior of the taxi , reeking of tobacco and ancient loves , and fell asleep at once . |
| 12 | She got into the fifth one , only to die two hours later . |
| 13 | In an ecstasy of selfishness she got into the magic train . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's easy ! ’ she shouted into the rushing wind . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She peered into the murky depths of a battered tin object on the stove . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Widow Mary Todd , 64 , met Bill Raisbeck six months ago when she moved into the same sheltered housing scheme at Thornaby , Cleveland . |
| 23 | As before she entered into the huge open hall or lobby , with its chessboard floor of russet-and-black marble . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | Grey House was a very exclusive girls ' school , and as she drove into the extensive grounds the next morning Jenna felt the peace of the place close over her as usual . |
| 26 | She drove into the green section . |
| 27 | Ten minutes later she drove into the main entrance of Conway House and gradually she felt her anger ebb away . |
| 28 | But one morning she came into the bare-looking garden to say , ‘ We 're going on Sunday . ’ |
| 29 | She came into the cobbled yard in front of the coach house walking carefully in her high-heeled sandals on the uneven ground . |
| 30 | ‘ Right , ’ she said , as she dropped into the old chintz covered settee beside him , ‘ what are you going to do with all that lovely money ? ’ |