Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [verb] into a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any post office receipts for registered mail should be gummed into a special book kept for that purpose . |
| 2 | Let it be supposed that according to the usual methods of borrowing and funding , the Public Debts , during the present war , should encrease to no greater degree than they did in the last war ; which was about 30 millions : And let it be supposed , according to past experience , that in ten or twelve years after a peace ; we should be plunged into a fresh war ; which might encrease the debts of the nation 30 millions more , and that afterwards we should have another breathing time of ten or twelve years , and that according to custom a third war should ensue , no less expensive than each of the former two ; these three wars will swell the national debts to the amount of 170 millions , and that in little more than fifty years . |
| 3 | The statute enacted that where A was seised ( i.e. possessed ) of a freehold interest in land , to the passive use that he allow B to enjoy the land , B 's equitable interest should be turned into a legal interest . |
| 4 | It should be turned into a dynamic activity . ’ |
| 5 | Nato should be transformed into a political body capable of building a new security structure for Europe . |
| 6 | Potatoes need soil with plenty of humus , which should be worked into a good fine tilth . |
| 7 | In 1986 there was a major debate about whether Westland Helicopters should be allowed to merge with the US helicopter giant Sikorsky , or whether it should be forced into a European partnership . |
| 8 | The jobs must be integrated into a formal organisation structure , and people must be selected to do the jobs . |
| 9 | Namely , the retrieved material must be organized into a sequential , cohesive document . |
| 10 | Any such takeover policy must deal in a coherent manner with three essential legal issues , which must be formed into a consistent and effective system to have the necessary business objectives . |
| 11 | Before any computer system can generate or understand spoken words the complex waveforms that make up speech must be turned into a digital form that the computer can cope with . |
| 12 | Ukraine , at loggerheads with Russia on military issues , insists that the accord must be turned into a multilateral one and that Russia is not in a position to ratify it on behalf of the other republics of the former Soviet Union . |
| 13 | Note that some push-fit joints must be fitted into a solvent-weld system to allow for expansion . |
| 14 | The theory is that if the players can not be persuaded to give the public value for money , they must be forced into a slow trot by hitting them in the most vulnerable area — their back pockets . |
| 15 | Your data must be woven into a logical , coherent case that combines to communicate your main theme and subsidiary points . |
| 16 | The initial idea must be put into a theoretical context and we must find out what work has already been done in our area of interest . |
| 17 | The first point is that generating letters and updating records must be combined into a single operation . |
| 18 | There are several ways in which the five responses might be summarized into a single score for each month which could then be traced over time . |
| 19 | At the same time , however , Bauer and Renner initially took an optimistic view of the outcome of the rivalry between the two movements ; the multinational Habsburg Empire , they thought , might be transformed into a socialist federation of nations , in which the concept of a ‘ nation ’ would itself change and the principle of nationality would begin to lose some of its importance as a basis for the formation of states . |
| 20 | We 'll be going into a warm house , that 's one thing . |
| 21 | ‘ Her eyesight 's not too good now , ’ she continued , as though that might somehow render her mother 's behaviour less odd , as though by mere words she could be converted into a harmless , ordinary , ageing old lady , just like other people 's mothers . |
| 22 | This could be converted into a worldwide trip , so Roland went on to the ‘ Hot Spot ’ to try and get around the world in 80 seconds answering as many questions as possible . |
| 23 | In his attempt to construct a model of the molecule , given the valencies of these two elements , there was no obvious way that the twelve atoms could be arranged into a conventional chain , and he had been wrestling with the problem for quite some time . |
| 24 | If all this seems somewhat esoteric , the Jain parable of the Blind men and the elephant , which is given in Chapter 13 , could be made into a similar diagram , and other examples then worked through such as " getting to know about " a work of art , an event , a person , a culture . |
| 25 | Whether such complex formal procedures could be incorporated into a graduated test scheme seems doubtful ; the few existing schemes in Britain make use of less formal teacher judgement , within guidelines from the central development team , or laid down criterion scores in tests . |
| 26 | The investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales could be turned into a perfect television event , and they recommended in addition that he be made available for radio and television interviews . |
| 27 | There are rumours that most of the sides which face off in the first weekend of post-season action could be absorbed into a new , more important third tier of the Heineken League structure . |
| 28 | Following the break with Moscow and the Camp David Accords the USSR also appeared anxious that Egypt could be drawn into a new Western-sponsored and Chinese-backed military bloc of conservative Middle East states . |
| 29 | She could be married abroad , in which case her kingdom was likely to become subordinate ; or she could be married into a native aristocratic house , which would inevitably provoke rivalry , jealousy and faction . |
| 30 | The best ingredients for a V8 Land Rover are a good SDI engine and flywheel Series II gearbox with overdrive 3 54 diffs and Range Rover type wheels with 205 x 16 tyres Take the brakes from the LWB 6 cylinder with servo and fit the whole lot together on a very sound chassis vehicle An ex-military Series 11 or lightweight would be a sound basis and could be transformed into a good vehicle ( see ads in LR0 for a guide to purchase price ) |