Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] into a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tufted ducks gathered into a loose raft in mid-water and eyed the intruders with disdain . |
| 2 | Robyn 's insides clenched into a tight ball . |
| 3 | Coins dropped into a muddy pool are likely to be lost forever . |
| 4 | Tolonen nodded , suddenly wistful , his lips formed into a sad smile . |
| 5 | An earthquake crack appeared jaggedly like lightning across the road behind us , and two more cop cars plunged into a bottomless pit . |
| 6 | Lips compressed into a thin line of tension , she strode along the corridor and into her office , wrinkling her nose at the musty smell of stale air . |
| 7 | They were like chips of blue ice , his lips compressed into a thin line . |
| 8 | … a system of interest representation in which the constituent units organised into a limited number of singular , compulsory , non competitive , hierarchically ordered and functionally differentiated categories , recognised or licensed ( if not created ) by the state and granted a deliberate representational monopoly within their respective categories in exchange for observing certain controls on their selection of leaders and articulation of demands and supports . |
| 9 | Benton moved back slightly , then his lips curled into a crooked smile . |
| 10 | Lacuna 's lips curled into a sneering smile . |
| 11 | He grinned at her , his fleshy lips curled into a knowing line , and Fran felt the first stirrings of anger damp down on the fear . |
| 12 | Luke 's lips curled into a cold smile . |
| 13 | His lips twisted into a thrilling smile at her tone of scepticism and Robyn felt her heart flip over once again . |
| 14 | His lips twisted into a provocative smile . |
| 15 | His lips twisted into a cold smile . |
| 16 | Her lips twisted into a bitter smile . |
| 17 | His lips twisted into a mirthless grin . |
| 18 | Fifty-two people were killed when shells slammed into a makeshift hospital in the enclave , one of the United Nations 's six ‘ safe areas ’ for Bosnia 's Slavic Muslims . |
| 19 | Her lips curved into a small smile . |
| 20 | Laura 's lips curved into a warm smile at the thought of her cousin , the girl with whom she 'd grown up , and whom she loved as dearly as a sister . |
| 21 | His lips curved into a knowing smile , his eyes crinkling with private amusement , and Robyn felt the surge of irritation grow within her again . |
| 22 | His lips curved into a predatory smile and Robyn felt the uncontrollable twist of excited panic deep inside . |
| 23 | The capacitive system works the other way around in that the stylus is used to detect a series of coded pulses fed into a two-layer grid . |
| 24 | The capacitive system works the other way around in that the stylus is used to detect a series of coded pulses fed into a two-layer grid . |
| 25 | Who , apart from speakers born into a bilingual community of this particular sort , would have , or be able to have , such a linguistic range and to perform so many delicate acts of linguistic negotiation in day-to-day interaction ? |
| 26 | Normally their chutes stack into a neat line . |
| 27 | While I was choosing it , the kids vanished into a nearby pet store where they discovered a nice little iguana . |
| 28 | Her eyes narrowed into a steely glare . |
| 29 | Then her lips broke into a beaming smile . |
| 30 | They want to turn Sberbank from a dowdy savings bank into a universal bank that can compete with the likes of Germany 's Deutsche Bank . |