Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] into a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was merely a framework of broken , blonde walls , barely knee-high , like the shaft of a huge well , a shell withdrawn into a corner of the great room . |
| 2 | The ramifications arising from an assault by a group of white police officers on black motorist Rodney King in Los Angeles on March 3 [ see p. 38091 ] grew throughout April as the case developed into a national symbol of general police conduct and institutionalized racism . |
| 3 | Reports from Geneva , however , suggest that the match officials found the money stashed into a kitbag in their dressing room . |
| 4 | TRUCK HORROR : A truck smashed into a bus in Sao Paulo state , killing at least 33 people , Brazilian television reported . |
| 5 | Another factor which can have quite a major bearing on your approach is whether your video is to be edited in camera , that is recorded in the final shot order , or post-production edited into a different shot order on a copy tape . |
| 6 | Soon I came to a strange place where the river divided , one part of it compressed as a hurling white torrent between steep artificial banks , the other part let into a tranquil canal that entered Galway from the countryside . |
| 7 | Mamore Forest is not a forest of trees but a bare upland formed into a series of individual peaks , every one of distinctive outline and separate from its fellows , every one inviting ascent . |
| 8 | In the centre of the room , the light gathered into a curling ribbon and solidified , erupted into a rippling curtain of sparkles . |
| 9 | He pulled the light craft through the water effortlessly , his handsome mouth formed into a smile , his back held straight , the muscles of his upper arms rippling beneath his silks like the flanks of a running horse . |
| 10 | Sometimes this consciousness developed into a critique of middle-class morality and economic exploitation . |
| 11 | The car overturned into a hedge . |
| 12 | A CRASH victim had his head held above icy water by rescuers after his car plunged into a marsh . |
| 13 | Each box had the name of its occupant thoughtfully provided on a typewritten card slotted into a holder on the door . |
| 14 | The lovebirds in her mind fused into a watching parrot , perhaps made by the metal leg . |
| 15 | His mouth curled into a dark smile . |
| 16 | His mouth curled into a slow smile that sent unease rippling through her just as swiftly as that sinking pebble had sent ripples chasing across the pond . |
| 17 | In the later Republic and under Augustus hair was well restrained , tightly drawn back from the face and elaborately plaited over the crown of the head , the bulk wound into a bun at the nape of the neck . |
| 18 | Father Poole 's mouth compressed into a thin hard line . |
| 19 | Montgomery made his own examination of the body , his mouth compressed into a thin line of concentration . |
| 20 | His mouth compressed into a hard line . |
| 21 | Both types are adjustable and can be calibrated to give the desired strength of solution by turning a small screw set in the housing next to the discharge orifice or by a hexagonal key slotted into a screw at the back of the device . |
| 22 | Looking up , he saw the explosive wedged into a crevice , and thought it fitting that the blancs ’ devices should fail them now . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | So , perhaps , Tutilo was wishing , too , for suddenly in the midst of his most solemn determination his set mouth twisted into a wry and apprehensive smile , gone in an instant . |
| 25 | Julius 's mouth twisted into a disturbing smile . |
| 26 | His mouth twisted into a grimace . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | His mouth twisted into a devastating smile , and he pulled her outside into the warm evening sunshine . |
| 29 | The old woman 's mouth twisted into a smile of gleeful satisfaction , and she turned to Theda . |
| 30 | His mouth twisted into a wry grin as he said in a sardonic tone , ‘ Thank you , Doreen — that 's mighty big of you . ’ |