Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] into a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ) |
| 11 | A need for food , for example , could be transformed into a specific desire ( want ) for curried chicken , or for bread-and-cheese or countless other variations of food . |
| 12 | Pedrosa was convinced that this average track runner could be transformed into a top marathoner. he eventually persuaded the authorities to allow her to run the 1982 European Championships marathon in Athens but they insisted she must run the 3000m as well . |
| 13 | The invitation to the conference warned that , unless the democratic forces in the Allied nations followed the Russian example and insisted on general peace negotiations , the new Russian Government could be forced into a disastrous separate peace with Germany . |