Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] into [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the varnish dries , so the egg tempera closes up into a perfectly fine line . |
| 2 | Up top of a proud oak , safely saddled , hilled by summer sounds and accidental thoughts of Sunday hymn , the pale ten-year-old let his mind drift off into an even leafier land not on the map . |
| 3 | In spite of this very real hazard , however , it is not uncommon to see quite experienced pilots leaving the ground with the elevator up , which results in the glider zooming up into a dangerously steep initial climb . |
| 4 | The library , which had not been in use since Sir John Merchiston 's death some seven years earlier , was a very pleasant room , positioned opposite the ballroom , between Araminta 's parlour and the big saloon , with panelled walls , quantities of shelving , an ivory inlay desk , leather chairs before the fireplace , and a good deal of light , even on this overcast day , coming in from a glazed door leading out into a pretty walled garden . |
| 5 | I mentioned in my original article that at its upper end the Minuet spills over into the very fast dance the Viennese called a ‘ Deutsche ’ or ‘ Teutch ’ ( Mozart : ‘ Teitsch ’ ) . |
| 6 | ‘ A few more minutes to go , ’ she said , her face cheerful beneath dark hair scraped back into a rather severe French roll . |
| 7 | The misguided enthusiasm spilt over into the most prestigious of journals . |
| 8 | This animal rolls up into an almost perfect ball , with the top of the head and the top of the tail fitting close together like the last pieces of a jigsaw puzzle , leaving no gap anywhere for a predator to probe . |