Example sentences of "his [noun] [verb] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A carbon-fibre brake disc shattered as he slowed from high speed , and his McLaren crashed into a guard rail . |
| 2 | He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job . |
| 3 | Ludens , steadying Marcus 's head with one hand , his fingers plunged into the short hair , and slowly and firmly moving the very sharp instrument , felt like an acolyte performing a dangerous task , perhaps intended as a test . |
| 4 | I sat in front of him watching as he ate , my eyes following his hand from the moment his fingers plunged into the bowl until it rose into the air , and carried the food into his mouth . |
| 5 | She watched his fingers gouging into the smooth , stinking mud , the bottom . |
| 6 | She felt his fingers digging into the side of her breast . |
| 7 | I expect his notes went into the university archives , and the rest of his belongings would have been sold off . |
| 8 | Firstly , mat modules can come apart , and if the referee fails to notice this the competitor may be injured when his foot slips into the gap . |
| 9 | A LOYALIST politician has admitted talking to Sinn Fein about his plans to travel into the heart of republican areas of Belfast . |
| 10 | Did 1973 respond to his plans to leapfrog into the elite who would be actually paid to drive ? |
| 11 | In real life he would have been sued for millions and his story turned into a mini-series , but it 's nice to dream . |
| 12 | An observer would have seen a raggedy man with his possessions gathered into a couple of carrier bags , his hair uncombed , and no life in his eyes at all . |
| 13 | He had drunk over a bottle and a half already but showed little outward sign of over-consumption , except for his accent curdling into a thicker Scots . |
| 14 | It took all his willpower to keep his teeth biting into the rubber . |
| 15 | He landed on his feet , hitting the narrow pavement outside the yard with such jarring impact that his teeth bit into the edge of his tongue . |
| 16 | He scanned the newsprint greedily while his teeth sank into the bacon sandwich , the melted margarine dribbling over his fingers . |
| 17 | A royal smashed past a few feet to my left , then another took a dive down by sheltering bank , his hooves carving into the ground just a yard from my toes and spraying my legs with black peat . |
| 18 | In an interview with The Times of India on Oct. 5 , 1990 , King Wangchuck expressed his willingness to enter into a dialogue with the dissidents . |
| 19 | A prodigious runner , Mehew 's pace and fitness give Rovers the appearance of playing 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 at the same time and his willingness to get into the penalty area has brought him four goals already this season . |
| 20 | His willingness to get into the crowds earned points . |
| 21 | His only explanation is that possibly the gentleman had travelled on the line for many years in the past and that his ghost fitted into a well-worn slot in time . |
| 22 | Her mouth went dry as his gaze flicked over her , then his mouth curved into a smile . |
| 23 | His mouth curved into an ironic smile . |
| 24 | Now , his mouth clamped into the grim line she was familiar with . |
| 25 | Fran regretted her hasty words the very moment she saw the way his mouth thinned into a cold anger . |
| 26 | But perhaps the picture that will remain in the minds of the few now here who knew him will be that of a long , thin figure folded into the driving seat of a small , fast , bright red sports car , his hair billowing wildly , his eyes crinkling through large , horn-rimmed spectacles and his mouth twisted into a mocking , sardonic grin . |
| 27 | His mouth twisted into a grimace . |
| 28 | She saw his look , the way his mouth twisted into a smile , and then he was moving towards her , every sculptured muscle on his chest and arms rippling with quite obvious power . |
| 29 | His mouth twisted into a devastating smile , and he pulled her outside into the warm evening sunshine . |
| 30 | His mouth twisted into a wry grin as he said in a sardonic tone , ‘ Thank you , Doreen — that 's mighty big of you . ’ |