Example sentences of "they [vb base] into [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | them on the floor and watch them shatter into natural pieces , di dum di dum di dum , in the absence of such a direct technique , more indirecti more indirect alternatives must b must suffice . |
| 2 | They develop into large bulky plants , so should be planted by the middle or end of July so they can get their roots down and put on weight before autumn . |
| 3 | Their wet suits are dumped on the trailer and they change into warm clothing which we 've brought with us in a minibus . ’ |
| 4 | The eggs are guarded by the female until they hatch into free-swimming replicas of their parents . |
| 5 | In Australia , you know they grow into great big huge trees in Australia , Mrs told me . |
| 6 | They grow into large bushes , then die as the tree canopy closes . |
| 7 | ‘ Nice little earners are even nicer when they grow into big earners , ’ said Sorrel philosophically . |
| 8 | It 's quite interesting when they get people to do this test erm , if they fit into certain categories , depending upon their job as well , it 's almost , it is strange , that you do get erm , say solicitors to do it . |
| 9 | In other words , the more ’ everyday ’ a domain is , the more ’ everyday ’ its constituent words will be , and the more they fit into stereotypical patterns of usage that are quoted as examples in the dictionary definitions . |
| 10 | ‘ You know the main idea , the academic idea , is to understand where they fit into human society . |
| 11 | Once ashore they melt into Chinese neighbourhoods in New York , Los Angeles and San Francisco . |
| 12 | They slip into inaccessible elitism . |
| 13 | This was manned by a number of highly professional officers skilled and experienced in the technicalities of flying , and they put into practical effect the policies decided on by the member States to standardise procedures , facilities and levels of safety throughout the world . |
| 14 | You half expect their quiet moments to be a mere ‘ quiet before the storm ’ intro to some Metallica prog-thrash epic about hellspawn putrefaction , but then they meander into Sonic Youth discordant territory , then suddenly it 's walls of sonic bliss , then it 's off into a sample-aided , arse-quaking , ‘ Die asshole muthaf—er ’ industrial rant , then some tedious feedback wanking then … erm , that 's it . |
| 15 | A second factor may be found in the nature of particle movement within waves when they run into shallow water . |
| 16 | WHEN archaeologists want to discover how primitive people lived , they delve into prehistoric rubbish heaps . |
| 17 | Rich Africans have been spotted arriving in France with bags stuffed full of CFA franc notes , which they convert into French francs while the rate is good . |
| 18 | I stamp my foot as I do n't want claw scrape-marks on my flesh and they convulse into defensive irate yodelling . |
| 19 | She put the onus quite honestly straight back on to parents , er it reminded me a little bit like er of the furore that she created about you know there are so many people being mugged , well is n't it their own fault that they go into dark places . |
| 20 | They go into voluntary or compulsory liquidation . |
| 21 | Ominously too , instead of staying within a mile or so of home like normal dogs , they turn into restless wanderers , propagating the virus far afield . |
| 22 | During the day they retreat into shallow burrows a few centimetres below the ground . |
| 23 | Moreover , counties take more spinners into four-day matches than they do into three-day games and to win the Championship two decent spin bowlers are essential in a year of normal weather . |
| 24 | They originate from pluripotent bone marrow stem cells and migrate through peripheral blood to tissues and body cavities where they differentiate into specialised cells showing great diversity of phenotopic and functional characteristics . |
| 25 | Intelligence ( 15 credits ) : Duhhh , this turns your players into brainy bar stewards , thus they move into excellent attack positions . |
| 26 | For a start , there is an audience , and when the results of the surgeon 's work are revealed , they burst into polite applause . |
| 27 | ‘ Then they burst into little groups of three or four to attack . |
| 28 | Fitted carpets , though warm , are not a good idea for the bathroom and lavatory of an elderly person who may have minor ‘ mishaps ’ and spillages which they can not easily deal with as they advance into old age . |
| 29 | The amount of report in each category was highly dependent on the type of roads ( which they divide into residential , arterial and shopping ) . |
| 30 | They flicker into brief existence , sometimes with a name attached , sometimes not ; we rarely know when or how they were acquired , and when or how they died . |