Example sentences of "[noun sg] turn into [art] " in BNC.
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1 | What should have been three comfy nights in a five-star hotel with en-suite jacuzzis turns into a full-blooded , mud-covered fight for survival . |
2 | You should have shown your readers that there is n't a Prince Charming , so they wo n't feel disappointed and cheated if their prince turns into a frog , like mine did . |
3 | But in case the recession turns into a depression , Parker has set up a repair subsidiary to exploit the market for renovating old vessels . |
4 | Shadows merge into the snow ; the woodcut turns into a shadowy chalk drawing . |
5 | Jim , seated , or perched on his chair , could not settle , but got up and stumbled about , laughing helplessly , or sat and laid his head on the table and laughed , sounding as if he wept , then in an excess of happiness and gratitude , banged his two fists on either side of his head , which banging turned into a little sharp jubilant rhythm . |
6 | And bit by bit their lovemaking turned into a dry ritual which caused Rita no actual pain , only a lingering , grey regret . |
7 | The boat turned into the wind and the waves and headed north . |
8 | Before you could say ‘ blimey , look at that stagecoach turning into a pumpkin ’ , Setanta Records had booked The Frank & Walters into Wimbledon YMCA and Camden Underworld , where a support slot in front of a dozen punters showcased their spiky pop instincts and a subtly hysterical enthusiasm for life . |
9 | What should have been a triumphant closing ceremony turned into an embarrassing muddle , so much so that Polish television switched to a football match . |
10 | The horse turned into a courtyard where he slowed down , trotting round the small square . |
11 | A MAY Day demonstration turned into a riot , leaving one policeman dead and almost 600 people injured . |
12 | The car turned into a narrow lane . |
13 | The car turned into the road ahead of him , catching him in the full beam of its headlights . |
14 | Fifteen minutes passed and no car turned into the shaded driveway . |
15 | As they descended the steps , a battered car turned into the drive and pulled up in a corner of the small courtyard . |
16 | Then , when her legs were lifted on to the couch , the croak turned into a stilted scream as she cried , ‘ No ! |
17 | As victory turned to defeat , domestic conditions deteriorated , belts had to be tightened and hardships increased , and the vision of utopia turned into the reality of total war and impending disaster , the function of the Hitler image as a compensation for the mounting miseries and sacrifices of daily existence gradually lost its effectiveness then collapsed almost completely . |
18 | Both taxes came into operation at the time when the land and property boom turned into a slump . |
19 | It 's difficult to imaging a newborn chick turning into a beautiful bird like the barn owl . |
20 | Held on 12 April 1931 the contest turned into a more-or-less direct confrontation between monarchists and an alliance of republicans and socialists . |
21 | What 's more , I intend to say it properly , ’ he declared , reducing speed to turn into a parking area that lay a few yards ahead . |
22 | Next day , at the mum-and-toddler group , your gentle , chatty child turns into a little monster : she spitefully destroys another child 's sandcastle , throws a tantrum when she ca n't have the toy she wants , or screams in terror if you so much as walk across the room away from her . |
23 | And we are not allowed to vote at all , but you can bet we will be expected to foot the bill when the European dream turns into a nightmare . |
24 | He is one of the less famous victims among the tens of thousands of small businessmen who are suffering all over the land as a Tory dream turns into a nightmare . |
25 | Denis Cannan 's Dear Daddy ( 1976 ) , again , another successful stage comedy , tells of a virtuous middle-aged family man whose life is triumphantly self-organised down to its last petty details — exactly one-third of a bottle of wine at dinner every evening — until the comfortable domestic order he has created in his second marriage turns into an object of irrational despair to those around him ; and when his first wife , ruined by alcohol , abruptly re-enters his world , he is forced to accept a share of deferred responsibility for the wreckage of her life . |
26 | and then , the ceiling turns into a sky , and then a , this sort of head and shoulders of a woman er , compassionate woman , an arm reaches through , and a , and a face comes , and er , she says , erm er , and it says , my child do n't give in to temptation . |
27 | They only become annoying , meaningless rituals if they are too rigid or obsessive — when a routine tidying up session turns into a ‘ you must always put away all your toys and clothes before you get into bed ’ command , no matter what the unusual circumstances may be that night . |
28 | The second half turned into a rout with eight sizzling touchdowns by Andy Harriman , Gavin Thompson , Neil Edwards , Andy Parton , Mark Russell , Paul Challinor , Glenister and skipper Peter Winterbottom as Blackheath crumbled . |
29 | The second half turned into a very different story as Charlton packed the mid-field , although United had their chances to put the game well beyond their reach until the eighty first minute when the impressive Robert Lee slipped the ball past Ken Vasey to give Charlton a point they really did n't deserve . |
30 | We are delighted to have found this beautiful establishment which is not really a hotel , in the conventional sense , rather a whole village turned into a hotel — with the exception of one or two buildings which house the wine production . |