Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [to-vb] into [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want my child to turn into an anti-social loner which , as your article pointed out , is one of the perils of spending hour after hour playing computer games . |
| 2 | Clare watched her listening , taking note , modifying her language and behaviour as carefully as an animal adapts its camouflage to fit into a new environment . |
| 3 | Within the ERM a Labour government would presumably find its freedom to launch into an unwise , inflationary spending spree greatly restricted . |
| 4 | In sudden abandon she allowed her arms to creep up round his neck , her fingers to sink into the short hair at the back of his head while at the same time parting her lips and welcoming the exciting exploration of his tongue . |
| 5 | The duchess may have discussed her plans to step into the political arena when she had dinner with her private secretary Jane Ambler and two mystery male companions the previous evening . |
| 6 | ‘ We park on the road , which is convenient , and usually people are very good about taking their turn to get into an empty space . |
| 7 | Preferring detente to confrontation , she resisted the pressure from some of her advisers to enter into an offensive alliance with her co-religionists , and in general her policies were conditioned more by political pragmatism than religious zeal . |
| 8 | Tougher driving tests start next April , when candidates will be judged also on their ability to reverse into a tight parking space . |
| 9 | But he would also have concluded that its ability to survive into the next century would depend upon the character and common sense of Prince Charles . |
| 10 | SIR — My aunt , aged 93 , is selling her house to move into a private residential home . |
| 11 | LEEDS United 's record buy David Rocastle last night refused to lose heart over his failure to break into the first team at Elland Road . |
| 12 | People were clapping as he stumbled between the rows of seats with her and out into the garden , where she reached out one hand to clutch at the trunk of a flowering cherry , then doubled up over his arm to vomit into a tidy bed of daffodils . |
| 13 | What about our tendency to slide into the next trap ? ’ |