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Mfholic Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

pull into = drive into or walk into

1font00On a recent day in this southern Chinese village, an elderly peasant wearing a conical straw hat hoed fitfully at the dirt in a vacant lot. Only 90 feet to the east, but a world away, the winners in China's new economy 01font00pulled into02font00 a shiny new Honda dealership.02font02br
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01font00pulled into02font00 = drove into02br
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00or01font00 pulled into02font00 = pulled the door open and walked into0-
  

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0 in that sentence, i think " pulled the door open and walked into" 0-

  • 0 in that sentence, i think " pulled the door open and walked into" 0-
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0 in that sentence, i think " pulled the door open and walked into" 0-
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0 drove into; arrived at in a vehicle02br
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00 Woman on the phone: 01i00Oh, I've got to go! The delivery men just pulled into the driveway with my new washing machine.02i02br
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00 In a restaurant:02br
01i00-- Is everyone in your party here?02br
00 -- No, but you can go ahead and seat us. I just
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0I myself incline to the second explanation, too. Yet it is possible that the person just returned after a trial drive, and so he could be driving a car into that car shop.02br
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00Still confused.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00As already noted, it means 'arrived somewhere by driving onto the property in a car'. eg he 01font00pulled into the parking lot and got out of his car.02font00 It's a very common phrase.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0 Regarding the sentence, who are the 'winners of China's new economy'? Are they car dealers parking new arrival cars or customers parking their own cars in this Honda shop?(Somehow it's a bit strange, because instead of a restaurant, customers coming into this Honda shop are supposed to BUY cars) 0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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01font00On a recent day in this southern Chinese village, an elderly peasant wearing a conical straw hat hoed fitfully at the dirt in a vacant lot. Only 90 feet to the east, but a world away, the winners in China's new economy 01font00pulled into02font
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00Regarding the sentence, who are the 'winners of China's new economy'? Are they car dealers parking new arrival cars or customers parking their own cars in this Honda ...[dealership]?12blockquote
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00 Most likely they are customers, though we don't know exactly from the context. If they are customers they may be buying new ca

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