Example sentences of "[noun] turned into [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And bit by bit their lovemaking turned into a dry ritual which caused Rita no actual pain , only a lingering , grey regret . |
| 2 | What should have been a triumphant closing ceremony turned into an embarrassing muddle , so much so that Polish television switched to a football match . |
| 3 | The car turned into a narrow lane . |
| 4 | Fifteen minutes passed and no car turned into the shaded driveway . |
| 5 | Then , when her legs were lifted on to the couch , the croak turned into a stilted scream as she cried , ‘ No ! |
| 6 | A panelled room , which was Bishop Cosin 's study , Ramsey turned into a small oratory for weekday sacraments or prayers . |
| 7 | Her cackle turned into a bronchial cough . |
| 8 | The fifth event on this year 's Reebok Grand Prix Circuit at Doncaster turned into a personal triumph for the Ingham family from Heywood , Lancs . |
| 9 | ‘ The London Stock Exchange turned into a complete menagerie for an hour . |
| 10 | William 's attempt to achieve a pacification of the Highlands turned into a disastrous tragedy , when the dreadful massacre at Glencoe was carried out in February 1692 because MacDonald of Glencoe accidentally missed the deadline imposed by the government for swearing the oath of allegiance to William by five days . |
| 11 | But as the lane turned into the metalled road , and Vitor remained mute , she cast him a glance . |
| 12 | Sophie and Robert were nearing Seabourne when , following Sophie 's directions , Robert turned into a quiet lane and stopped outside a pretty cottage . |
| 13 | Jebb favoured a system of alliance or partnership between Britain and what came to be known as the dominions : he approved of separate dominion navies in co-operation with the Royal Navy ; he wanted tariff reform and imperial preference as means of binding the dominions more closely ; and he wanted the imperial conference turned into a continuous body handling large defence and economic questions . |
| 14 | Gadebridge was totally demolished and the site used for farming ; the shrine of Apollo at Nettleton was destroyed , partly by fire in AD 350 , and the site turned into a small factory for the manufacture of pewter vessels ; and the temple at Uley was demolished and desecrated and the materials used for a new stone building with possible Christian associations . |
| 15 | FIRE hero Dave Nellis has spoken of his terror when he saw his best friend turned into a human torch . |
| 16 | Her smile turned into a feral grin as she glanced at her wrist computer . |
| 17 | Laura 's smile turned into a wide yawn . |
| 18 | LIZ McCOLGAN 'S lifelong dream of adding Olympic gold to her world 10,000 metres title turned into a soul-searing nightmare last night . |
| 19 | Has your textbook baby turned into a tantrum-throwing toddler ? |
| 20 | But in time the phrase turned into an excellent formula of excuse , and Elizabeth and I could use it with no feeling of heartlessness . |
| 21 | OXFORD university students were branded ‘ over-privileged plonkers ’ by the editor of a top women 's magazine yesterday after a debate turned into a drunken farce . |
| 22 | On a tour of India , Diana turned her face away as Charles forced himself into a stilted show of affection and his kiss turned into an ugly grimace . |
| 23 | The donkey turned into the High Street , negotiating without enthusiasm the usual morning traffic jams in its odd corners and narrow width . |
| 24 | Every little thing concerning Jacob turned into a private battle between Rachel and I. When I gave birth to Reuben , I believed that my husband must love me for giving him a son . |
| 25 | The rain fell incessantly until it seemed they travelled through sheets of water , the old cobbled road turned into a muddy mire , sometimes dangerous with potholes , where a man could plunge waist deep in water . |
| 26 | Fellowship member Bob Taylor tells how a project for his local church turned into a spare time job . |
| 27 | Beyond the fields near the long barrow , Jos turned into a grassy drive next to an enormous beech tree . |
| 28 | And , as she had invited her to have another look around , it was almost seven o'clock by the time Leith turned into the select avenue of her present home . |
| 29 | She went straight down to the kitchen in the basement where her mutterings turned into a clear expression of disgust at the mess , cooking vessels all over the place and nothing cleared up . |
| 30 | A nightmare turned into an enjoyable part of our holiday , and although a very good excuse for landing is needed I can certainly recommend the hospitality of our German cousins . |