Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv prt] into a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She took the paper napkin from her lap and crunched it up into a tight ball , dropping it on to her plate .
2 ANGLER David Moor , 31 , hooked a 64 pound carp — British record is 51 pounds — then threw it back into a French lake .
3 She took the key from a hook by the kitchen door and they followed her out into a paved courtyard that was partly glazed over ; there were lounging chairs , potted plants and climbers , and a sizeable lily-pond with a fountain .
4 That pattern stuck in my head and gradually crystallized it out into a definite form , while the scenario was being prepared for me .
5 It brought them out into a grassy clearing by the lake , a shallow bay with a fringe of stony beach .
6 He seemed to remember something about her , something which took him back into a happy past , before decision made his life difficult .
7 ‘ My brother 's office , ’ Miss Evans said in a hushed voice and hurried them through into a narrow , dark hall with closed doors and a stair rising up .
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