Example sentences of "be [verb] [pers pn] into [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have been plunging them into boiling water for years and it is ridiculous to say we are being cruel . |
| 2 | A common answer would be to fit it into some form of the practical syllogism : |
| 3 | My only worry is that I 'm turning him into New Boy with an unhealthy interest in housework . |
| 4 | Instead , staff are putting them into special collecting bins so that they can be taken away for recycling . |
| 5 | Also , this nomadic existence was bringing them into potential conflict with several different tax jurisdictions . |
| 6 | The aim was to transform them into permanent subsistence farmers or labourers . |
| 7 | As a result of her prosperity , uncertain though it often appeared , Catalonia began to appear as the model and exemplar of mercantile and industrial civilization , a role that was to bring her into sharp conflict with traditional values and interests . |