Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [vb pp] into [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If frosts freeze water that has seeped into imperfect joints , the expansion will force them farther apart , with disastrous results . |
| 2 | When you consider the relentless quest for the luxury that has gone into each and every one , the cost of purchasing such a lodge does not seem excessive . |
| 3 | They are all part of the advertising and marketing that the parties believe has an effect on the voters — while failing to notice that this effect is generally in inverse proportion to the amount of thought , work or effort that has gone into any individual contribution . |
| 4 | Books on railways are generally expensive in these inflated days but considering the amount of work that has gone into this volume and the specialist nature of the work then £7.95 represents excellent value . |
| 5 | The title of this work suggests that it is an essay in the sociology of transport , a subject that has crept into some degree and other courses at University level . |
| 6 | Having taken office in May 1979 , the Conservative government made an early decision to amend the long-standing arrangements for meeting the increasing costs of public sector higher education by limiting the size of the ‘ pool ’ for the financial year of 1980–1 , and an Education Bill was placed before Parliament giving the Secretary of State for Education the necessary power to predetermine the size of , or in the phrase that has crept into common usage , to ‘ cap ’ the pool . |
| 7 | The area deserved a better treatment : I had not done justice to a part of northern England where I had wandered as a youngster and often visited later , developing an affection that has persisted into old age . |
| 8 | ‘ Mental handicap ’ is the term that has come into general usage to describe a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind . |
| 9 | As Duck had not solicited these changes , nor had struggled into this new society unaided , it was gratifying and philanthropic to assist him … |
| 10 | I found the paintings quite difficult to understand , but could appreciate the intricate designs , and the tremendous amount of fine work that had gone into each one . |
| 11 | The design and planning that had gone into these places was minimal . |
| 12 | And from the distance they looked like small stars of the sky that had formed into new constellations and drifted away on the still water . |
| 13 | She hoped her face had n't betrayed those inner feelings that had leapt into unwelcome life at the sight of him . |
| 14 | They and their main shareholder contended that , in reliance on the facility offered by the banks , that had entered into certain commitments . |
| 15 | ‘ People are coming to us with horror stories of simple debts that have mushroomed into thousands of pounds . |
| 16 | Again this is a term that 's passed into everyday speech . |
| 17 | Annie has suffered the indignity of being dumped by her husband , Aaron , for her sex-therapist ; Brenda has been swindled out of her alimony by greedy , unscrupulous Morty , a discount electronics magnate ; Elise has quietly suffered for years at the hands of an adulterous ne'er-do-well and has retreated into alcoholic stupefaction . |
| 18 | ‘ It deals with kids who take up causes and get drawn into violent activities as a result . |
| 19 | They were mixed because although all the vitality , the song , humour , and much of the idiom came from what E. P. Thompson has described as the traditionally ‘ rowdy ’ element in working-class culture these things had now ceased to be spontaneous and informal and had passed into other hands . |
| 20 | This was followed by 22 other conventions , including three with the Baltic Republics which lapsed on the incorporation of those States in the U.S.S.R. ; now that those Republics have regained their independence , and have entered into diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom , the position of the Conventions will fall to be re-examined . |
| 21 | The octopus brain is a mass of small neurons and surrounding cells , whose connections are not well understood and the mapping of which will require as many lifetimes of research as has gone into mammalian studies in the last century . |
| 22 | And as United moved into fifth place , with the help of a rare Paul Ince strike , the Welsh centre-forward said : ‘ Eric 's arrival has affected the whole club — not just the attacking players . |