Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to ICL , notebooks have two distinct uses : first , they are a user 's only or main machine — so , it must be possible to plug them into a local network , and they must have the functionality of a standard personal computer . |
| 2 | From long experience Blanche knew it was pointless to confront most interviewees , foolish to drive them into a corner . |
| 3 | Well I mean there was an incidence where erm maybe a guy who did n't clean himself very often they would er a whole group of guys would find it funny to take him into the toilet erm fill a bath up with half with water , put bleach in it erm excrete in it , urinate in it and put him in hit , hit him with ba erm brushes , all kinds of stuff like that . |
| 4 | Imagine a sheet of material that contains the dye , cross-hatched to divide it into an array of small squares . |
| 5 | There was no indication of any desire on the part of the appellant to change his behaviour , and it was considered unsafe to release him into the community . |
| 6 | That hunting band had weekly meetings , a well-trained manager , clear objectives — so it was pretty easy to turn it into a Quality Circle in 1980 . |
| 7 | They are flexible enough to bend , making it simple to slot them into the side strips . |
| 8 | are n't you supposed to put it into a conversation though ? |
| 9 | Nothing could be worse than the life I was leading at present , I thought , where the pressures from being homeless and unemployed were likely to force me into a series of criminal acts which would result in prison , or vagrancy at the least . |
| 10 | Far better to draw them into the school to nip things in the bud than leave them to ferment discontent . |
| 11 | Kate thinks it might be good to turn it into a sort of commune . ’ |
| 12 | Meeting people from all over the world became a hobby for them and they were both very happy to tun it into a way of life . |
| 13 | His knowledge of classical music was very comprehensive — you only had to sing him a snatch of any symphony or concerto and he would be able to identify it immediately , but this is n't sufficient to get you up there in front of a hundred or more qualified musicians and be able to lead them into the opening bars of Beethoven 's 5th , or even the Warsaw Concerto . |
| 14 | When she returned to Swans ' Meadow , she found Ursula had embarked on a cold-blooded drinking bout and was reluctant to accompany her into the garden , the one venue where Charlotte felt she could safely disclose what had happened . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , the condition of a house can prevent the occupants from being able to turn it into a home , and can affect their health and the stability of their relationships . |
| 16 | Any small hope held out to her by circumstances , or by her lover , is as a wisp which she can spin and twist into a thread , and if she gathers enough of these her feelings tell her that she will be able to bind them into a strong rope . |
| 17 | I mean , some people want it for income , so if they want that sort of fifteen hundred pounds coming in , and they both want access to it , I 'm quite happy to pay it into a joint account , providing it does n't actually give them a tax problem , in |
| 18 | Are we gon na be able to get them into the right place ? |
| 19 | The staff were amazed at how quickly she grasped the various issues and was able to slot them into the incredible filing system of her memory . |
| 20 | She rummaged in the shed for the fork and emerged even more tousled and grumpy to spike it into the ground with the wish that it was Leo 's indifferent back ! |
| 21 | As the first one had managed to flutter down , it seemed that the rest should be able to do the same , but I judged it safer to load them into a cardboard box and lower them gently . |
| 22 | Christina was pleased to get her into the car without being mobbed , and drove quickly out of town and on to the coast-road . |
| 23 | Stoke boss Lou Macari was more subdued as he admitted : ‘ It needed a little spark of magic up front to get us into the next round , but we did n't have that spark tonight . ’ |
| 24 | He urged any groups with monies outstanding to pay them into the event 's special bank account as soon as possible , so that a good idea of the final total could be reached . |
| 25 | ‘ You seem determined to drive me into the arms of easier women , Meredith . ’ |
| 26 | This makes it difficult to incorporate them into a colour scheme , although a well-pressed orchid can look very effective as the centrepiece of a design if surrounded by flowers of complementary colours . |
| 27 | The implied judgement on me , Vicky 's notional partner , should have been enough to send me into a screaming spiral of paranoid depression . |
| 28 | Just seeing an advertisement for cake or chocolates in a magazine or on television will be enough to push you into the kitchen and straight into the biscuit tin . |
| 29 | Ecology could exist at the research level even though it was at first difficult to introduce it into the universities and schools as an academic discipline . |
| 30 | Also , it was no longer possible to take it into the Sadler 's Wells repertory , as had been intended . |