Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [vb pp] into [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LEE KONITZ Over the years , Konitz has developed into one of the most fluent and intelligent of contemporary improvisers , his light yet husky alto sound the perfect vehicle for his incisive lines . |
| 2 | Taylor has turned into public enemy number one . |
| 3 | The inquiry that my right hon. and learned Friend has commissioned into primary education will , of course , encompass the needs of children with special educational needs . |
| 4 | Rio Tinto has bought into all the mines only in the past few years ; and it has its sights set on expansion . |
| 5 | Allegations that Kuwait had moved into Iraqi territory were " a falsification of reality and a resumé of inverted truths " because it was Iraq which had a " full history of violations of Kuwaiti territories " . |
| 6 | During the war , Aziz claimed , Kuwait had advanced into Iraqi territory and had set up military establishments and oil installations . |
| 7 | I am delighted that the CNAA has developed into such a sturdy institution in such a relatively short time . |
| 8 | Crusaders fifth Dubliner John Cleary has gone into junior management down south . |
| 9 | May had burst into full glorious bloom , turning the surrounding countryside into a scene from a painting with its rich greens and golds , but Fran could draw no pleasure from it . |
| 10 | Iskandara had changed into black taffeta and her mother 's diamonds and James wore plaid trousers and a velvet jacket and a collar he loathed almost as much as Alexandra loathed the pudding , a high stiffened wing collar around which Murray had tied a bow tie of black grosgrain . |
| 11 | From being among the dullest of Japan 's manufacturers , Nissan has blossomed into one of its most creative and capable . |
| 12 | Of a family where child abuse may be taking place , they will say that Satan has got into that family , and that there 's some sort of evil force at work . |
| 13 | As many as 5,000 Palestinians had been held in Syrian prisons since 1983 , when relations between Arafat and Syrian President Hafez al-Assad had deteriorated into open hostility [ see pp. 32457-59 ; 32649-51 ] . |
| 14 | Bohunt have moved into second place in the division , but are 65 points behind Grange ‘ A ’ with two matches each to play . |
| 15 | In fact , by the end of the sixties Zahedis relationship with Amir Abbas Hoveyda had degenerated into bitter dislike , which Zahedi , impetuous and frank , took less trouble to conceal . |
| 16 | It was plain that Adam had gone into this aspect of things . |
| 17 | Maxim had run into that before , on exercises , when he wanted to dig his troops in among the growing vegetables , and probably Hitler 's soldiers had been no more welcome . |
| 18 | ‘ Daisy 's got into some sinking mud and she 's going down fast . ’ |
| 19 | J. S. Trefil and colleagues at the University of Virginia have looked into this suggestion in more detail ( Nature , vol 302 p 111 ) . |
| 20 | ANOTHER of the grand golf developments which have been planned for Britain has run into financial difficulties , the receivers being called in at Quietwaters , a £20 million complex being built between Colchester and Maldon in Essex . |
| 21 | Britain and France had drifted into this war and could n't hope to win against such a combination . |
| 22 | Amy had gone into some detail as to how her husband had effected that state of affairs but beyond that , prevented partly by her inexperience , partly by her natural reserve and partly , indeed , by the barrier which Amy 's misery put up , Theodora had not penetrated . |
| 23 | Meanwhile Aureole had got into top gear and came through into second place , but try as he might he could never pose a threat to Pinza , who galloped on relentlessly to win by four lengths , with Pink Horse running on to take third place a length and a half further adrift and the gallant Shikampur a tired fourth . |
| 24 | But now , of course , Saddam has got into another mode . |
| 25 | IN WHAT is becoming a very fast ride across the wastes of the Southern Ocean , Lawrie Smith 's Rothmans has moved into second place in the Whitbread Round the World Race . |
| 26 | Lawrie Smith 's Rothmans has moved into second place in the Whitbread Round the World Race . |
| 27 | On this occasion , fate in the form of Boz Buckland stepped in before Vulcan had got into full stride . |
| 28 | A neighbour found Bourgois had crashed into another vehicle . |
| 29 | The lifelong feud between Jamie and Charles had turned into open warfare , then . |
| 30 | George had lapsed into determined gloom . |