Example sentences of "[vb past] back into a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hair was snow-white and brushed back into a neat bun . |
| 2 | Sleek city style is waved and brushed back into a soft full shape for casual dressing . |
| 3 | A front leg-stretching exercise : from a walking stance throw up the leg , keeping the knee joint locked and toes pulled back into a high position . |
| 4 | The rear rim of the hole in Triceratops ’ skull grew back into a bony frill on which the membrane was attached ( although this may also have been a display structure ) , so that the muscles could enlarge . |
| 5 | She had always had grey hair , scraped back into a no-nonsense knot and wore baggy knitted suits . |
| 6 | Even with her glorious hair scraped back into a loose bun , and with her hands and face smeared with soap and sweat from the exertions of scrubbing the galley stove , she looked utterly beguiling . |