Example sentences of "[v-ing] it into [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , in addition to the general process in which the market registers people 's choices and these feed back into selected or discontinued types of production , there is an evident pressure , at or before the point of production , to reduce costs : either by improving the technical means of reproduction , or by altering the nature of the work or pressing it into other forms . |
| 2 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
| 3 | Freddie fiddles with his dry biscuit , breaking it into small pieces , and dropping crumbs which catch in the hairy surface of his trousers . |
| 4 | Furthermore , plants utilize carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that animals eject , and animals Bean yet more energy from the environment by utilizing the oxygen that plants eject by converting it into new combinations of chemicals . |
| 5 | Walking along the path it was fascinating to see how the sea and wind was slowly eroding the coastline , shaping it into intriguing nooks and crannies . |
| 6 | It is not necessarily a soft option to tame wild animals , for to do so involves understanding their nature , being at one with it and drawing it into new forms of behaviour . |
| 7 | There are no firm legal rules about the proper approach that a company should adopt , but often it will be reasonable to look at the organisation as a whole , without dividing it into separate compartments . |
| 8 | The pressure on computer manufacturers to provide for the proper disposal of used computer equipment , which goes beyond dumping it into approved landfills , continues to build from both within and without the industry . |