Example sentences of "into the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | As soon as the boy left I 'd pull him into the alley and take it from him . |
2 | He bent to pick them up and I pulled him into the alley and smashed him up against the wall . |
3 | I crawled out into the alley and it was one of those blind alleys , y'know , blocked off at one end , so I had no way out . |
4 | A small form whipped past me into the alley and tried to squeeze between my back and the wall I was leaning against . |
5 | He lengthened rather than quickened his pace — difficult to detect from behind — stepped into the alley and sprinted as hard as he could . |
6 | ‘ Lots of them did n't , ’ said Lee , running down the passage and into the kitchen that Philip had been in yesterday morning where Mrs Wright had given him a cup of tea . |
7 | Afterwards she came into the kitchen while I washed her clothes and hung them on a bush in the garden to dry — and there was nothing in our words or manner to suggest that all this was not quite ordinary and everyday . |
8 | The possibility fascinated him from the beginning , from the moment Mr Evans walked into the kitchen while they were having breakfast their first morning and bared those loose teeth in what he probably thought was a smile . |
9 | He never shared their meals , eating by himself in the parlour with Miss Evans waiting on him , but sometimes he would come into the kitchen while they were having their tea and say , ‘ Well , Caroline , it 's a fine day for the race , is n't it ? ’ |
10 | Mr Wood helped him into the kitchen while Mrs Wood filled an old tin bath with warm water . |
11 | Usually when he was giving one of his little dinners he came into the kitchen while they were preparing it , joked with them , had his hands smacked smartly by Matey when he lifted saucepan lids and tried to peer into the oven ; but today he stayed away . |
12 | For she knew he had put Hector into the kitchen but remained himself . |
13 | I had a quick peek into the kitchen but it was empty . |
14 | He works till lunch , then wanders into the kitchen and has long argument with Tony , or perhaps a discussion about the best way to cook trout or whether or not to sack the gardener . |
15 | Amanda went into the kitchen and returned with two packets of crisps . |
16 | She picked up the alarm clock , three large cushions and a blanket , went into the kitchen and closed the door firmly behind her . |
17 | They went into the kitchen and I started to tidy the room , gathering the plates from here and there and scattering the remains of the food on the window ledge . |
18 | She disappeared back into the kitchen and returned a few minutes later carrying a very dirty and dusty bottle of wine . |
19 | Amanda stalked into the kitchen and plugged in the kettle . |
20 | He crept into the kitchen and closed the door behind him , making sure its heavy curtain stretched right to the wall on either side . |
21 | The should of slow labouring footsteps could be heard moving along the first-floor landing as the boy threw himself into the kitchen and slammed the door behind him . |
22 | Just seeing an advertisement for cake or chocolates in a magazine or on television will be enough to push you into the kitchen and straight into the biscuit tin . |
23 | As I sit writing , I decide to go into the kitchen and make a cup of coffee . |
24 | The zinc bath would soon be filled Charlie came back into the kitchen and was told the news . |
25 | Ludens tiptoed into the kitchen and was amazed to see two mugs on the table with remnants of tea in them . |
26 | She went back into the kitchen and ( she recalled this later with surprise ) , laid a cloth upon the table , set out plates , knives , forks , a wineglass , bread , butter , cheese , apples . |
27 | Mr McTavish , studying Nails closely , thought the boy was ill and took him into the kitchen and made him a cup of tea . |
28 | It was Christmas Eve and Agnes had wondered over the last few days if she had heard aright on the night she had gone to the closet , because the next morning her father had come blithely into the kitchen and said , ‘ Your mother is having a lie-in this morning ; take her a cup of tea along and a bit of toast . |
29 | Next day she called again , and then the ‘ witch ’ took her into the kitchen and showed her what she had been making all that morning — toffee-apples ! |
30 | I retreated into the kitchen and I could hear people asking Nell what time they could have breakfast . |