Example sentences of "changed into a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tranquility , calm , mirth , enthusiasm and benevolence are also indispensable attributes of men of the mystical journey ; and this is even more true of meditation which is the very basis of the mystic life , for it is the means by which the mind is dyed and changed into a garden . |
| 2 | Moses ' staff changed into a snake when Aaron threw it to the ground before Pharaoh . |
| 3 | Daffodil had changed into a sparkling crimson dress and showed no pique over pampering finishing fifth . |
| 4 | The violent , erratic rolling slowly changed into a regular rising and falling . |
| 5 | She had changed into a loose gauzy nightdress and released her hair so that it fell , witch-like , over her shoulders . |
| 6 | By the pool at Château Kitsch , which was as blue as Enid Coley 's hostess gown , Trace , who 'd changed into a slinky black dress , was having a row with Randy Sherwood . |
| 7 | In the first place , his appearance had changed : what had been youthful good looks had changed into a sort of equine distress . |
| 8 | He had changed into a clean white shirt and tie , and his dark pants just fitted him , though Dorothy wondered if they would stand the strain of his sitting down . |
| 9 | Among the historic houses are Broughton Castle , originally a 14th-century castle , later changed into a country house , Wroxham Abbey , a 17th-century gabled house ; and Hidcote Manor , famous for its unusual garden . |
| 10 | As he peered through his mind 's eye it seemed rather that the deepest water changed into a different type of material which sank down and down forever , tossed by its own fierce storms , swayed by its own currents that were swifter than any ocean 's — until far off elsewhere there surfaced from this immaterium yet other seas of life , which were other worlds . |
| 11 | She had changed into a gown she seemed to have been poured into , and promised to pop out of . |
| 12 | He had changed into a pair of pale trousers and a dark cotton coat . |
| 13 | I washed and , in deference to the slight formality Conchis apparently liked in the evenings , changed into a white shirt and a summer suit . |
| 14 | She wars a T-shirt , culottes and a baseball cap but can be changed into a sweat-shirt and sweat pants . |
| 15 | Here , at a round table , Christian Lacroix was seated with his wife , Sylvie Guillem ( now changed into a ballgown of great splendour and so contrived , with such shortness at front and fullness at back , as to make the wearer look like an emu ) , and a number of stock Parisian luminaries , like Guy and Marie-Hélène de Rothschild . |
| 16 | Thus , the fringing reef would be changed into a barrier reef and finally into an atoll if the island subsided completely . |
| 17 | Santerre had changed into a doublet and hose of grey-silver whilst his wife and daughter both looked resplendent in gowns of blue satin trimmed with gold . |
| 18 | She had changed into a golden dress of a loose-flowing kind , and had brushed her hair back to reveal a high , broad brow . |
| 19 | He had changed into a dark suit as a kind of protective colouring , so that he could sit quietly observing rather than being observed . |
| 20 | Heather had changed into a raspberry-coloured linen suit , and she and Rob circulated , saying goodbye to their guests . |
| 21 | When the schools was closed I went home and changed into a wetsuit . |
| 22 | Jenna changed into a soft woollen dress of dark blue and tied her hair back in a band . |
| 23 | When she came back , Alice had changed into a cotton skirt and a white blouse that was too small for her . |
| 24 | The lorry changed into a lower gear as it reached the final slope . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd say he was a transit airline passenger on a refuelling stop who got off his aeroplane , changed into a pair of overalls in the toilet , drove off with a van-load of baggage , took what he wanted and was back on his plane well within the time his flight was called , to continue his journey without even going through customs . |
| 26 | She had changed into a striped shirt and a pair of faded jeans that were slightly too large for her . |
| 27 | There 's nothing about me that erm , excuse me , there 's nothing about my body that is essential to me , nothing about my body that individuates me and that 's why erm I take it one might think that erm I could actually be changed into a different body , so . |
| 28 | Was I dreaming when the misty feeling changed into a sudden heightening of all my senses : the scent and the vivid costume of the young man and the sound of droning bees and the taste of summer in my mouth ? |
| 29 | He had changed into a cotton shirt with the sleeves rolled back and a pair of faded black jeans that hugged the contours of his body . |
| 30 | As she gazed down at where his car waited in pole position , Celeste 's giggles had changed into a pout . |