Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] into [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The organisers of the conference had amassed the hundreds of rights suggested under 17 different principles , hoping eventually to amalgamate them into a single-page charter and a declaration similar to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . |
| 2 | There were quite a few dunces , and er some did n't always get moved on and they did n't all make it into the top class , they had to stop again for another year , or period , in the class they were . |
| 3 | And a decade later , when the term ‘ has-been ’ seemed almost an understatement , she not only gratefully accepted but gleefully flung herself into the high camp , Low Gothic shenanigans of Robert Aldrich 's Whatever Happened to Baby Jane ? ( 1962 ) , in which , with a gloating relish that neither her baby-doll fright wig nor her impenetrable pancake make-up could conceal , she set about tormenting her immemorial screen rival and alter ego ( or egoist ) , Joan Crawford . |
| 4 | She was a walking weapon already , but Seth had only made her into a rough flint axe . |
| 5 | One may wish to study the statistics of word usage or word order with a view to understanding a text better , to catch nuances of meaning and perhaps to render them into a different language . |
| 6 | Not only did she need Vitor 's goodwill now , but she could need it some time in the future ; so turning him into an outright no-holds-barred enemy was shortsighted … and potentially dangerous . |
| 7 | These are no longer needed and are best killed to prevent them from spreading to the food cupboard , so drop them into the methylated spirits jar . |
| 8 | I saw that there was not even a ripple of low pressure off to the east , which was the reassurance I wanted , for a depression to the east could swiftly twist itself into a full-blooded storm . |
| 9 | There is no reason why this track should be any worse than the " effort " track except that I have chosen to block off the easy track and so turn it into a dead end . |
| 10 | The rejection of the ruling mode of dealing with the problem of the legitimacy of corporate managerial power ( through market constraints or the internal structure of the company ) does not necessarily lead one into an inconclusive political debate about the merits of the capitalist system . |
| 11 | But now Chambers insisted that the extensions to growth took place without supernatural interference , so that one species naturally transmuted itself into a higher one at a certain point in time . |
| 12 | Installation involved hoisting the reactor by crane and gently lowering it into a prefabricated steel structure . |
| 13 | I ran across one the other day that lifted me up on wings of heady prose , only to plunge me into the deep end of bathos . |
| 14 | The vaguely fluttering nerves suddenly crystallised themselves into a hard painful little knot in her stomach and she bent over with a groan . |
| 15 | Moving to a different part of the country , for example , or even a chance meeting , may be the trigger to reactivate a relationship with someone in this outermost circle , thus drawing them into the second category . |
| 16 | It seems to have finally resolved itself into an increased interest in practical deterrence and street-level prevention programmes . |
| 17 | Luckily , though , his adventures had already turned him into a local hero , and his bosses were only too happy to allow him to devote as much time as he wanted to his art . |
| 18 | This will prevent you ‘ losing ’ variations — as will happen if you just copy them into a new Suitcase file . |
| 19 | ‘ Just get everyone into the old sheds . ’ |
| 20 | It 's the matter of the moment really , you just fling them into a roasting tin do n't you and put it in the oven ? |
| 21 | Normally this was Beth 's favourite time … when her son was lying sleepy in his bed and she would read him a story about creatures and little people ; gentle stories that soon sent him into a peaceful slumber . |
| 22 | A hammer carried by Carrington in his canvas bag of tools soon tapped them into a loosened position . |
| 23 | To her relief , although it was very faint , she found a pulse , and quickly she loosened his tie , unbuttoned his shirt and somehow manoeuvred him into a better position , all the while talking to him , reassuring him , telling him he was safe . |
| 24 | I know , I know , I know I should n't be angry cos it 's not , you know , obviously you 're not gon na think every time someone says they fancy you you 're not gon na think oh God he 's lying , there 's no reason , you should n't ever think that I mean what they 're doing now is just making you into a paranoid wreck . |
| 25 | The money wage just puts you into a particular sub-section of the general category " wage-earner " . |
| 26 | The person who has just sent me into an inner panic of humiliated pride , anger and singeing hurt may have less responsibility in the matter than I may be inclined to attribute to them . |
| 27 | That 's right , yes I mean , the goalkeeper was fantastic first half , and really we only had one chance second half , and he made a great save from Fossey. erm First half , it was a case of just throwing himself into the right area and the ball was hitting his body and you know , he was just a good example of how to be a good goalkeeper . |
| 28 | Winton duly threw himself into the muddled affairs of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia , a group of diverse personalities whose good intentions far outstretched their capacity to offer constructive help . |
| 29 | Well we usually change them into the same thing do n't we if we 're going to add them . |
| 30 | CHESTER 'S ex-town crier yesterday turned himself into a human fireball outside the office of his former girlfriend . |