Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] into [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The organisers of the conference had amassed the hundreds of rights suggested under 17 different principles , hoping eventually to amalgamate them into a single-page charter and a declaration similar to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . |
| 2 | There were quite a few dunces , and er some did n't always get moved on and they did n't all make it into the top class , they had to stop again for another year , or period , in the class they were . |
| 3 | She was a walking weapon already , but Seth had only made her into a rough flint axe . |
| 4 | One may wish to study the statistics of word usage or word order with a view to understanding a text better , to catch nuances of meaning and perhaps to render them into a different language . |
| 5 | No , I 've been and spoken to them again this morning and yesterday , R S C left it there not O S D although it 's O S D's van , so they should 've come out to move it on Friday and the mechanics did n't turn up , then they lost the keys , cos yesterday myself and who was it , Lyn , waited up for the keys cos they were gon na move down put it into a safer spot . |
| 6 | Not only did she need Vitor 's goodwill now , but she could need it some time in the future ; so turning him into an outright no-holds-barred enemy was shortsighted … and potentially dangerous . |
| 7 | These are no longer needed and are best killed to prevent them from spreading to the food cupboard , so drop them into the methylated spirits jar . |
| 8 | There is no reason why this track should be any worse than the " effort " track except that I have chosen to block off the easy track and so turn it into a dead end . |
| 9 | Installation involved hoisting the reactor by crane and gently lowering it into a prefabricated steel structure . |
| 10 | I ran across one the other day that lifted me up on wings of heady prose , only to plunge me into the deep end of bathos . |
| 11 | Moving to a different part of the country , for example , or even a chance meeting , may be the trigger to reactivate a relationship with someone in this outermost circle , thus drawing them into the second category . |
| 12 | Luckily , though , his adventures had already turned him into a local hero , and his bosses were only too happy to allow him to devote as much time as he wanted to his art . |
| 13 | Some were canonised and others — like Eckhart and Tauler — were hounded by the Church , but all were seen to be of enormous importance by their contemporaries , even by people who could not follow them into the inner world . |
| 14 | Although they will gallop around trying to get rid of the bot-fly , they seem to quickly discover that the bot will not follow them into the dense shade of a shelter shed or stable . |
| 15 | This will prevent you ‘ losing ’ variations — as will happen if you just copy them into a new Suitcase file . |
| 16 | It 's the matter of the moment really , you just fling them into a roasting tin do n't you and put it in the oven ? |
| 17 | Normally this was Beth 's favourite time … when her son was lying sleepy in his bed and she would read him a story about creatures and little people ; gentle stories that soon sent him into a peaceful slumber . |
| 18 | Where there is possibly a meeting of minds between him and the government is in the desire not to release him into a political vacuum . |
| 19 | A hammer carried by Carrington in his canvas bag of tools soon tapped them into a loosened position . |
| 20 | To her relief , although it was very faint , she found a pulse , and quickly she loosened his tie , unbuttoned his shirt and somehow manoeuvred him into a better position , all the while talking to him , reassuring him , telling him he was safe . |
| 21 | Did Eve hate the Westwards who were so rich for not taking her into the big house ? |
| 22 | His computer ranking would not get him into a 42-man field . |
| 23 | Fish are very demanding for the draughtsman because one can not put them into an attractive or anthropomorphic pose ; what can sometimes be done is to show the scenery where the fish was caught . |
| 24 | I know , I know , I know I should n't be angry cos it 's not , you know , obviously you 're not gon na think every time someone says they fancy you you 're not gon na think oh God he 's lying , there 's no reason , you should n't ever think that I mean what they 're doing now is just making you into a paranoid wreck . |
| 25 | The money wage just puts you into a particular sub-section of the general category " wage-earner " . |
| 26 | The person who has just sent me into an inner panic of humiliated pride , anger and singeing hurt may have less responsibility in the matter than I may be inclined to attribute to them . |
| 27 | Well we usually change them into the same thing do n't we if we 're going to add them . |
| 28 | Worst of all , would their money once more drive them into a tolerant and easy separation ? |
| 29 | And manager Ian Porterfield must decide how quickly to bring him into the first team , though it will be tough to drop Kevin Hitchcock . |
| 30 | So , one Member of Parliament 's idea ‘ to have girl muggers whipped ’ would turn back the clock to the 1820s when corporal punishment for women was abolished , whereas another Parliamentary recommendation to ‘ Bring back stocks for hooligans ’ would presumably transport us into the Dark Ages . |