Example sentences of "has [vb pp] into a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dead empires have bred leaping ambition ; international politics has developed into a struggle between competing ethnic groups ; the United Nations has to pick an impossible path between respect for sovereignty and respect for nationalism . |
| 2 | In practice case management for people with long term mental illness has developed into a range of techniques that can be described along 12 different axes ( box 2 ) , which aim to ensure that patients with long term psychiatric disorders receive consistent and continuing services for as long as they are required and that services do not focus inappropriately on patients with less severe conditions . |
| 3 | ‘ Photography has developed into a weapon of resistance in the constant struggle for survival , ’ Mr Müller said . |
| 4 | A mixture of language ( usually incorporating English or French ) which has developed into a language in its own right . |
| 5 | ‘ Ince has developed into a player of substance and people forget he is still only 24 . |
| 6 | Kevin Wilson was another who had a fine game ; he has developed into a player Northern Ireland can not afford to be without . |
| 7 | Radioactive water has leaked into a reservoir from a nuclear power plant near Yekaterinburg in Russia . |
| 8 | Although recognised for his early signature puff-ball and trapeze shapes , he has matured into a designer capable of producing the perfect little black dress , and a mixture of easy pieces that reflect the quirky charm that is his keynote . |
| 9 | Taylor saw for himself on Saturday how the 24-year-old Aston Villa flyer has matured into a player of genuine international potential . |
| 10 | The college has fallen into a state of such disrepair since it was closed down that I doubt if anyone could truthfully class it as that . ’ |
| 11 | 10–17 Jesus violates the taboo against healing on the sabbath by healing a woman who has been bent over for many years , justifying this on the grounds that it is even more urgent to help a fellow human being , a woman , than to rescue an animal that has fallen into a ditch ( an exception allowed under the law ) . |
| 12 | A stolen car has smashed into a bus full of passengers , and burst into flames . |
| 13 | But over the last twelve months the trickle of disclosures , has grown into a river of revelations . |
| 14 | Tony Bland — who has grown into a man in his hospital bed — might have the answer to their dilemma but there 's nobody to hear it where he is … stuck between Heaven and earth . |
| 15 | As Sheffield has grown into a city of about 500 000 people– many jobs have been created to provide services , especially shops and transport , and to make processed foods , beer , sweets , clothing , furniture and printing . |
| 16 | Best known as the Gateway to the Dolomites , Riva has grown into a cosmopolitan , upmarket resort with a superb climate — just look at the spectacular gardens along the lakeside ! |
| 17 | The narrow emphasis on economy and efficiency which characterised the Thatcher years has broadened into a search for effectiveness and excellence as the current enthusiasm for quality in health care demonstrates . |
| 18 | They are in charge of world-famous clubs , but the job has turned into a nightmare for the pair of them . |
| 19 | She has turned into a champion of the underdog , gone out on a limb to support unglamorous causes like AIDS victims , drug abusers and the mentally handicapped . |
| 20 | But the whole music business has turned into a service industry , and it 's ‘ give the people what they want ’ . |
| 21 | Bank Assistants were told there was room at the top , but this mirage has turned into a desert of empty dry promises , sun bleached skeletons of the fallen victims and descending spirals of the vultures , vigilant for the weak . |
| 22 | The Body & Face Place franchise operation , for instance , has turned into a crematorium for the business ambitions of many franchisees . |
| 23 | Germany , once the greatest supporter of a united Europe , has turned into a nation of bewildered sceptics intent on forcing Bonn to claw back some lost sovereignty . |
| 24 | In the latest number , The Body ( Penguin , £6.99 ) , the John Buchan among editors has turned into a David Cronenberg . |
| 25 | Another little colony of the Blessed Ones which has turned into a hell-hole is to be found at Summerhill in Suffolk , where 70 years ago , the educational idealist A. S. Neill founded his progressive academy , known as the do-as-you-like school . |
| 26 | The battle for Travnik has turned into a rout for the Croats who at the start of the Bosnian war were allied with the Muslims against the Serbs . |
| 27 | But in the first two years of the 1990s the slump in housebuilding and property plunged the group into a hole which has turned into a chasm , as yesterday 's record £69m losses reveal . |
| 28 | Clint , it seems , has turned into a mooncalf . |
| 29 | Since I married again , I have had more children , but my second wife has turned into a shadow . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You think this has turned into a game , or what ? |