Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] into a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are solutions of Einstein 's general theory of relativity in which it is possible to fall into a black hole and come out of a white hole . |
| 2 | In my experience , certain essential oils , cedarwood in particular , can cause rubber to perish into a sticky mess . |
| 3 | ‘ It is neither wise nor manly to get into a pissing contest with a skunk , ’ Ellen said coldly , ‘ so step back , Nick . ’ |
| 4 | So when was it you decided you 'd like the money back ? ’ he asked with the air of one who was prepared to enter into a lengthy discussion on the subject . |
| 5 | The insolvency practitioner appointed to prepare a report must inquire into the debtor 's affairs and submit a report to the court within the time limited by the court , stating whether the debtor is willing to enter into a voluntary arrangement ( see section 9 below ) and whether a meeting of the debtor 's creditors should be convened and if so , where and when . |
| 6 | It is this integrity — this sense of being truly genuine — which proves crucial to visionary leadership , and makes it impossible to translate into a general formula . |
| 7 | The release included statements that ‘ the discovery will be relatively easy to make into a usable technology for generating heat and power ’ ; and that ‘ this generation of heat continues over long periods and is so large that it can only be attributed to a nuclear process ’ . |
| 8 | A cross-bred puppy with large feet is likely to grow into a big dog . |
| 9 | A child who is continually told it has low status is likely to grow into a low-status adult . |
| 10 | You may find that you often have to do this , as even a modest wedding bouquet can be too large to fit into a reasonably-sized picture frame , and if it were reproduced in its original size it could become such a large picture that it would completely dominate any room in which it was hung . |
| 11 | To compensate for their losses , children were likely to retreat into a private world and to form attachments to inanimate objects which were more securely under their control . |
| 12 | Beneficial means that they make the embryo likely to develop into a successful adult , an adult likely to reproduce and pass those very same genes on to future generations . |
| 13 | Galthié had a solid game and is likely to develop into a fine player , but he needs more tuition . |
| 14 | The World team , unwilling to go into a full-scale international on Saturday without a warm-up game , sought yesterday 's match as an extended run-out . |
| 15 | Definitions , of course , are only relevant to the interests they are constructed to serve and it would be fruitless to enter into a definitional argument as to what ‘ literacy ’ really is . |
| 16 | ‘ I was able to plug into a growing formula which was already successful and so avoid the ‘ learning curve ’ which so often represents the downfall of any new venture , ’ said Mr Singleton . |
| 17 | Many of these ‘ deformations ’ may also owe something to the fact that , as Cézanne moved from one section of his canvas to another , he unconsciously altered the structure of objects in an effort to relate rhythmically each passage of painting to the areas around it.1 But apart from emphasizing the aesthetic or two-dimensional plane on which he was working , the tipping forward of certain objects or parts of objects also gives the sensation that the painter has adopted variable or movable viewpoints and that he thus has been able to synthesize into a single image of an object a lot of information gathered from looking at it from a series of successive viewpoints . |
| 18 | And the debate is apt to collapse into a gross oversimplification of ‘ other ’ cultures , for example , with regard to the differing positions and politics of girls and women in Muslim cultures ( Troyna and Carrington , 1987 ) . |
| 19 | The importance of disabled people being able to integrate into a wide range of leisure facilities in the community was recognised . |
| 20 | In this way , the mother provides her baby with more food over the period of its development than she would be able to pack into a single egg , and what is more , she can do this over a long period instead of being compelled to produce it all at one moment . |
| 21 | But it is unlikely to develop into a full-scale revolt . |
| 22 | They are unable to enter into a total experience of mourning where they acknowledge loss and pain without needing to deny it or blame anyone . |
| 23 | She did not find it too difficult to go into a small shop — say , the local newsagent or the greengrocer at the corner of the street — as she was never too far from the window or the door . |
| 24 | PP : … terribly difficult to project into a vast theatre . |
| 25 | Sandpits keep young children amused for hours but they are often difficult to integrate into a small garden , particularly near the house . |
| 26 | My television harangued me to buy endless varieties of insecticide and creature-killer , whereas in Bali it is taboo to move into a new home before the geckos and house-spiders have taken up residence first . |
| 27 | It is possible to enter into a guaranteed revenue agreement with the water authority whereby the income from the water charge over a 12-year period is offset against the capital cost and the developer is only liable for any shortfall on an annual basis . |
| 28 | But it was silly to go into a major sulk . |
| 29 | They were too eager for his hands , too ready to leap into a fierce throbbing as he groaned harshly in his throat with pleasure and delicately manipulated the rosy tips with his finger and thumb . |
| 30 | The difference being that when Michael was like this he was liable to explode into a raging temper at any moment . |