Example sentences of "she had [verb] into a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She had fallen into a deep and dreamless sleep , the first time in a fortnight she had slept so well , when Quinn nudged her awake .
2 The days when Miss Logan 's fluent Italian had been of use to them were long past ; having begun the journey as guide and interpreter , she felt she had dwindled into a mere hanger-on , with little greater status than the discarded dragoman or the newly-appointed Kurd .
3 She had changed into a golden dress of a loose-flowing kind , and had brushed her hair back to reveal a high , broad brow .
4 She had changed into a loose gauzy nightdress and released her hair so that it fell , witch-like , over her shoulders .
5 She had changed into a striped shirt and a pair of faded jeans that were slightly too large for her .
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