Example sentences of "[noun] into a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , Mrs Killea turned what had looked like a hopeless contest into a 51-49 victory . |
| 2 | One exception , imaginatively titled ‘ Gulf War : The Board Game ’ , comes from a Malaysian company that discovered it could change an America v Russia contest into a Gulf version without rewriting any of the rules . |
| 3 | She needs only to run close to the form which saw her finish second to multiple scorer Kassab over course and distance last month to turn this contest into a procession . |
| 4 | At least she had one thing to be thankful for , she consoled herself , seeing Veronica into a taxi in the Aldwych : she was in no doubt at all that Veronica would be in touch again . |
| 5 | To others , including Tennyson and Arnold , it seemed as if ‘ the ringing grooves of change ’ were carrying them at break-neck speed into a future full of uncertainty and alarm . |
| 6 | There are a few statutory exceptions contained within the Act , the most notable being that the Insurer will not be liable for the ‘ wilful misconduct ’ of the Policyholder i.e. the Policyholder deliberately ramming his vessel at speed into a harbour wall . |
| 7 | The only fault which can be levelled at this production is its brevity in comparison with its cinema counterpart Shirley 's Greek idyll is compressed at break-neck speed into a second half which lasts less than 45 minutes . |
| 8 | Cash 's records work best as biopics , his voice can turn words into a movie . |
| 9 | More commonly applied recognition techniques split cursive words into a number of smaller parts . |
| 10 | More pertinent perhaps , since it casts light upon the vexed question of syntax ( the rule-governed combination of several words into a meaningful whole ) was Terrace 's conclusion that Nim and similar Ameslan apes , despite appearances , were unable to improve upon the meaning of two-sign utterances since longer sets were merely repetitious or random . |
| 11 | The time taken by each set of words has to be very exactly calculated , and a large part of the skill of a voice-over expert lies in the ability to fit a set of words into a precise length of time while still getting the required clarity and intonation . |
| 12 | Mr. Galbraith : Perhaps , not being a classics or English scholar , I have trouble putting my words into a form that the Minister can understand . |
| 13 | The trick is to concoct words into a special language , a mystery , an abracadabra which they and only then can decode when and if they choose to do so . |
| 14 | I do n't know , maybe they erm a , they 'll listen to the tapes and they probably sample some of the words into a computer to build up a database of words that probably like you said , oh he 's getting a lot of jip from his boss , you know , is probably not in the dictionary but if a lot of people said that word then they would . |
| 15 | We often said they loaded the gun in the afternoon and took a long lanyard into a dugout some distance away and fired their gun once and never emerged to reload . |
| 16 | The development of the ‘ virtual library ’ is causing some universities to re-examine their organisational structures to bring the range of stakeholders into a closer relationship . |
| 17 | The Queen visits Cyprus and walks into a row over executions thirty years ago . |
| 18 | The Canadians , more experienced than most in these matters , say that only a modest amount of special training is needed to turn a good soldier into a good peacekeeper . |
| 19 | He got up from his chair and put his spectacles into a red leather case which he then returned to his pocket . |
| 20 | We followed the tweed skirt into a kitchen where its owner motioned us to sit , in the manner of someone training a dog . |
| 21 | A horse that has been abused , intimidated , and broken will never have the pride , self-esteem , and affection for its owner which can make a good horse into a great one . |
| 22 | A mis-used gadget will only make problems worse by forcing a horse into a shape before he is physically strong enough . |
| 23 | If the rider drives the horse into a fence in such a way that he alters rhythm and balance , the horse will be forced onto his forehand and not given chance to jump off his hocks . |
| 24 | He kicked his horse into a trot and the hooves kicked up sparks from the cobbles . |
| 25 | He spurred the horse into a canter . |
| 26 | It 's like that Roman Emperor who made his horse into a consul . |
| 27 | Whichever may be the true explanation , it is certainly known that on her way across the wilderness north of Hermitage the queen was thrown by her horse into a peat bog , marked on modern maps as the Queen 's Mire . |
| 28 | ‘ Right enough , then ’ — and a ferocious crack of the whip electrified the horse into a gallop . |
| 29 | Denis jumped back into the cart , and Boxer immediately urged the horse into a trot . |
| 30 | Seeing Nicandra flinching on the cut grass verge of the avenue , he took the long , supple driving whip out of its case and flicked his horse into a more dashing trot . |