Example sentences of "from [verb] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This prevents your VHF from transmitting into a frequency that is already occupied , even if the other transmission has started only microseconds before your PTT is pressed . |
| 2 | He went to get up but his legs were numb from kneeling and he had to put his hand out to stop himself from tumbling into the water far below . |
| 3 | I put the basket on the counter and held onto it to keep it from banging into the shopping of the woman in front . |
| 4 | Any oval space , providing it was well fenced to prevent animals from leaping into the spectators , would have served . |
| 5 | To hold the parity , high interest rates would have snuffed out any natural upturn , and there would have been continual rounds of spending cuts and damaging tax increases to keep borrowing from exploding into the stratosphere . |
| 6 | Police used tear gas and baton charges on Nov. 15 , 1989 , to prevent thousands of students from storming into the Turkish sector of Nicosia in a protest against the division of the island . |
| 7 | The sphoeroides and bufus venom make all the difference , since they disrupt the nerves by preventing sodium ions from passing into the cells . |
| 8 | The veteran bomber 's just 4 flights away from passing into the history books ; a sad prospect for the pilots who 've flown them . |
| 9 | Some sort of guard was needed on this to prevent the fish from swimming into the pipe and hence to the header pool . |
| 10 | It was the hon. Gentleman 's casting vote as Chairman of the Select Committee on Employment which last week prevented that Committee from looking into the truth of these matters . |
| 11 | Also , bear in mind that the components removed from circuit boards are likely to have very short leadouts that might prevent them from fitting into the component layouts of your projects . |
| 12 | For millions of years , however , the native plants of Australia have prevented the accumulated salt from sinking into the ground water . |
| 13 | The meagre vegetation that remained could not prevent such water as there was from sinking into the aquifers beneath , and taking its load of salt with it . |
| 14 | Australian agriculture has swept aside many plants of the bush which used to prevent salt from sinking into the groundwater . |
| 15 | To lay a path or drive simply excavate the area to a depth of about 6in ( 150mm ) , or 8in ( 200mm ) on soft clay soils , and ram in a 6in thick layer of hardcore or hoggin , covered with a thin layer of sand to prevent the gravel from sinking into the sub-base . |
| 16 | To stop splatter from spilling into the conversations of people using analogue phones , the digital frequencies require buffer zones of precious spectrum to separate them from analogue channels . |
| 17 | Our neighbours , with whom we drank Metaxa and broke plates most evenings , thought they were trying to discourage tourists from venturing into the mountains because of the risk . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , a foot sweep does require a lot of power to prevent it from degenerating into no more than a shin attack . |
| 19 | Only the war saved Joyce from declining into the crankiness and obscurity of those who , for instance , demanded in small newspaper advertisements and at Speakers ' Corner why the bishops refused to open Joanna Southcott 's box . |
| 20 | As he tried to stop the helicopter from going into a spin , it travelled further than he planned because he 'd mistaken the direction of the wind . |
| 21 | Kapil Dev hit 129 to give the tourists hope and , while Wessels snuffed that out , the match was only seven minutes from going into the fifth day . |
| 22 | Her father , a Swansea lawyer , discouraged her from going into the legal profession because he thought she would get too emotionally involved in her cases . |
| 23 | Thomas ' father , a Swansea lawyer , discouraged her from going into the legal profession because he thought she would get too involved in her cases . |
| 24 | Well if I keep you away from going into the shower , it 'd be like extended foreplay wo n't it ? |
| 25 | In a manifesto issued in August 1337 Edward accused Philip of aiding the Scots and committing acts of war in support of England 's enemies , and a pre-emptive strike against France seemed the most effective way of preventing the Franco-Scottish alliance from growing into an ever more serious threat to England . |
| 26 | VIABILITY — to what degree will the revenue gained from selling into a segment offset the total cost involved ? |
| 27 | As long as the hole remains clear of debris , if a pipe should split , air leaking into the system through the hole should limit any mess and prevent an accident from turning into a catastrophe . |
| 28 | It may stop your dream from turning into a nightmare . |
| 29 | Do n't be fooled by the hugely entertaining test in South Africa — it was only the brilliance of Australia that stopped this show piece game — played under the new laws — from turning into a shambles , says STEPHEN JONES ( Sunday Times ) . |
| 30 | In the event the plot ratio proved to be one of the major devices whereby the city was prevented from turning into a miniature New York ( Cherry and Penny , 1986 ) . |