Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] into a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The preface to any argument for giving history an important position in the school curriculum of the 1990s must be an examination of the way in which history has developed into a multi-skilled discipline which has immense relevance to the general and vocational education of students . |
| 2 | Scientific debate about this has developed into a veritable battle of faith . |
| 3 | ‘ About art and commercialism , ’ said Brian , ‘ what you should say is this : that advertising has developed into a valuable art-form and the big international companies are the art patrons of today , but instead of just keeping one artist the industry employs thousands of talented people . ’ |
| 4 | Improved and expanded since opening in the early 70's the marina has matured into a real alternative to the South Coast . |
| 5 | To splice a feather back together , after a bird has flown into a barbed wire fence , say , or been in a fight , you have to cut off the damaged feather about ¼ to ½ inch from the base , take a similar feather from a dead bird and cut it to fit . |
| 6 | ‘ Our friend who got knocked down by a car , Mr Nowak , has fallen into a bad coma and he 's on the critical list . ’ |
| 7 | Now supposing a local authority that wants to go into a open countryside in its local plan , E two would stand in the way of that . |
| 8 | Since the British challenge made its start in 1987 at four locations , it has blossomed into a major feature of up to six kite meetings each year . |
| 9 | In a period when , as recent events in Los Angeles and elsewhere have shown , the ethnic melting pot has dissolved into a racial meltdown , the clemency of clear understanding is as sought-after as ever . |
| 10 | ‘ I find by the time I get to the last houses on Christmas Eve , rum custard has congealed into a nasty skin , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Since then , it has grown into a major production unit in the carpet industry . |
| 12 | What began as a London UK-based co-ordinating body for organisation of stunt kite competitions has grown into a worldwide association known as Stunt , Team And Competitive Kiting ( or STACK ) with representatives in over 14 nations . |
| 13 | Since that time , BRAC has grown into a country-wide development organisation , remaining independent of the government , and striving to improve the quality of life for the people of Bangladesh . |
| 14 | What started as a small local meeting for enthusiasts has grown into a spectaular display . |
| 15 | It has collected into a huge ball , two or three feet across . |
| 16 | Here the unidentified sex attacker has moved into a new phase , with an identity created for him by the media , often assisted by the police . |
| 17 | ‘ Sterling has moved into a major bear market . |
| 18 | Sting 's set with a fascinatingly diverse band sounded as though he has moved into a different dimension from his Police days — to this reviewer at least , he was a revelation . |
| 19 | Mr. Wharton is a founding partner of the multi-national High Point plc consultancy organisation , and has moved into a non-executive role as Deputy Chairman of the group in order to devote more time to his Presidential activities . |
| 20 | Des has moved into a groaning squat . |
| 21 | The Louvre 's spokeswoman Sylvie Poujade has recently commented that everyone at the Louvre is sick and tired of the affair , which has turned into a living nightmare . |
| 22 | Thus , pump-priming has turned into a bottomless pit for the Treasury , in spite of the reinvestment of large receipts from land sales . |
| 23 | For television , what began with the appointment in March 1985 of Professor Alan Peacock to chair a committee looking at the financing of the BBC , has turned into a radical shake-up of commercial TV which , for the moment , leaves the BBC largely unscathed . |
| 24 | I intended this to be a letter , but I see that it has turned into a political commentary . |
| 25 | But 50-year-old Thaw has gone to extreme lengths to keep his location secret and has turned into a virtual recluse . |
| 26 | Arthur 's fling with Mrs Hewitt , played by Michael Aspel 's wife , Lizzie Power , has turned into a serious affair and the unlikely Lothario is trying to pluck up the courage to leave his wife , Pauline . |
| 27 | Novell Inc has entered into a joint development , marketing and licensing agreement with Bellvue , Washington-based Attachmate Corp under which Attachmate will assume marketing development and licensing of the NetWare 3270 LAN Workstation emulation products : Attachmate will enhance its Zip ! |
| 28 | By section 38 , an authorised institution other than one whose principal place of business is outside the United Kingdom is obliged to make a report to the Bank of England when it has entered into a large transaction as defined by the section with consequent large exposure to risk . |
| 29 | Fremont , California-based Media Vision Technology Inc has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Pellucid Inc , which is committed to bringing high resolution real-time , true colour , two- and three-dimensional graphics and full motion video capabilities to the personal computer market : Media Vision will pay about $15m in shares . |
| 30 | It seems somehow presumptuous to believe that in 1989 Europe has emerged into a cloudless world in which such things are now no longer possible . |