Example sentences of "she [vb past] into [pron] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 've got a wonderfully comfortable bed , ’ she whispered into his left ear .
2 She gazed into his dark sun glasses .
3 Then she got into her thick outdoor coat and pulled on a small brown felt hat , picked up her bag and a list of things she was going to buy and went downstairs , still without seeing her mother .
4 The night before my friend 's birthday , she bumped into her four-year-old son as she was going upstairs .
5 Then , after studying the place for a week , she moved into her present workplace , next to a busy parking lot .
6 He waved her to a comfortable old armchair , and she sank into its deep cushions , curling up apprehensively on the big seat , her eyes watching him guardedly , trembling at the thought of what he had in store for her .
7 Moving slowly as though she could put off the dreaded moment forever , she changed into her favourite show costume — a long glittery number in gold .
8 She banged into something solid which she immediately grabbed hold of , imagining it was part of a house .
9 At last she turned into her luxurious , English-style bedroom and lay down , fully dressed , to try to decide what to do about David .
10 ‘ You can let me go now , ’ she sniffed into his mail-clad chest .
11 Finally she stepped into her chosen dress , zipping it up at the back with practised ease .
12 Barefoot , she padded into her cramped kitchen and took a can of Coke from the refrigerator .
13 Then she dashed into their 18-month-old son 's bedroom .
14 As she stared into her bemused eyes , he slowly smiled , and in that moment she would have committed murder if he 'd asked her to .
15 As she stared into his strong face from very , very close quarters , she held his broad shoulder for balance .
16 She stared into his hateful face .
17 She lifted her head , brought her eyes around until she stared into his swarthy , angular face .
18 She bit into her buttered roll scattering crumbs , and shook her head .
19 She looked into her empty glass .
20 She had carefully thought out what she was going to say , but when , in the firelight , she looked into his dark-fringed eyes , she forgot her rehearsed words .
21 Mavis informed him archly that when she looked into his horny palm she could hear wedding-bells .
22 She looked into his dark eyes and submerged herself in the bliss of being flattered .
23 She looked into his big brown eyes .
24 As she looked into his concerned eyes Carrie saw something else .
25 She looked into his brown eyes .
26 ‘ Guido ! ’ she gasped , feeling her stomach disappear , as she looked into his smiling , handsome face .
27 She marched into his big library as bold as brass , and stood in front of his favourite chair .
28 ‘ Yes , ’ she said into her sodden handkerchief .
29 His mouth closed over hers with the passion and glory she knew would never die and she melted into his impassioned embrace with a heart that was free to be his at last .
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