Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb past] into [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The small bulb inside exploded into life , displaying his clothes .
2 ‘ Do you know that in the mythology of Earth the concept of freedom only came into existence after male and female ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil .
3 Laidlaw trailed off when a car suddenly came into view at the other end of the dimly lit street .
4 What psychoanalysis calls fantasies of infantile omnipotence thus came into play , together with other attributes of infantility — greed , paranoia , and an inability to follow complex rational arguments .
5 But although test boreholes were successfully sunk at Altnabreac in Caithness in November 1975 , the programme quickly ran into opposition elsewhere .
6 The whole complex then fell into disrepair .
7 Its technological arsenal slowly lumbered into place in the desert , while Saddam had five months to prepare his defences .
8 There are early mentions of the Portadown district in Latin documents about Papal taxation in 1296 and 1302 where the references are to Plebs Varren ( or , more familiarly , Ballyoran ) and the name ‘ Ballywarren al' Portadowne ’ is in the Ulster Inquisitions of 1609 but Portadown as a village only came into existence at the Plantation of Ulster .
9 Simpson , booked for the challenge that sparked this flare-up , was the victim of a nasty challenge by Gareth Hall a minute later — and Hall also went into referee Keith Hackett 's book .
10 The West German Chancellor also fell into line with his French allies by agreeing that the Community should try to be ready to implement the economic union when the single market came fully into operation on January 1 , 1993 .
11 More ominously its size and capacity also took into consideration future military needs .
12 Richard squinted up at the sun then fell into step beside her .
13 Despite this apparent vagueness there came into existence a body of individuals who may be referred to collectively as " the Left " , who were described as such by themselves and by their opponents and who acted together during the 1930s on most political issues .
14 The babble gradually subsided into near-silence .
15 As the room slowly slipped into darkness , the lowering skies bringing on an early evening , Patrick sat by the window , staring out onto the streets below , listening to the noises in the bathroom as Jane gently hummed to herself .
16 How , for instance , will a tournament such as the long-established US Pro Indoor tournament in Philadelphia , which was providing work for touring professionals long before the ATP even came into existence , benefit from such changes .
17 Frick was getting restless once again when the place simply exploded into action .
18 His torso lifted from the ground for a moment then collapsed into unconsciousness .
19 IAN Wright 's name duly went into referee David Allison 's book — but it will not cost him his FA Cup semi-final place against Tottenham next month .
20 Following the decline of the Stockton to Darlington railway , the station gradually fell into disrepair and was repeatedly vandalised .
21 ‘ Er — thank you very much , ’ she accepted , and had to smile herself when his beaming smile instantly burst into life .
22 Warwick 's defection also called into question the loyalty of royal retainers within the duchy of Lancaster .
23 Warwick 's defection also called into question the loyalty of royal retainers within the duchy of Lancaster .
24 The dynamic forces within society and in the economy eventually came into conflict with a national polity which sought to avoid change .
25 The radio on the dummy suddenly screeched into action as Delaney 's distorted voice gave it life .
26 She tried to make Martha speak high English at home as if she were still in school , but the old woman often lapsed into patois herself .
27 THE long-running row over Darlington 's Court Arcade again spluttered into life yesterday .
28 Her voice suddenly swooped into hysterics .
29 The bleeper attached to his belt suddenly shrilled into life and after silencing it he eased the hook from the mouth of the pike thrashing about at his feet and brushed it back into the water with the side of his boot .
30 She ran to the end of the alley and was about to scale the ten-foot wire fence when the bleeper attached to her belt suddenly shrilled into life .
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