Example sentences of "have [vb pp] into a " in BNC.

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1 The bar here is a major meeting point for 18–30 's and many an early evening drink has developed into a fully blown party night of the spontaneous kind .
2 After forty-eight hours the egg has developed into a free-swimming and feeding larva .
3 Over the last forty years , farming has developed into a highly intensive manufacturing business .
4 It initially developed to provide trade financing for the entrepot centre , but since the multinationals started to arrive in the 1970s it has developed into a sophisticated financial centre .
5 Through the display hangar , NAM has become not just a local attraction and amenity , but has developed into a regional , if not national , venue .
6 ‘ Ince has developed into a player of substance and people forget he is still only 24 .
7 Labour history too has developed into a recognizable historical research area and women 's history is following suit .
8 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 .
9 ‘ Photography has developed into a weapon of resistance in the constant struggle for survival , ’ Mr Müller said .
10 Thanks to the constant assistance of the Soviet Union and the selfless labour of the Korean people in the restoration of their country on a democratic basis , the Northern part of our Republic has developed into a powerful military , political , economic and cultural base for the democratic development of the whole country , and has considerably raised the level of material and cultural life of the people of our young Republic .
11 Scientific debate about this has developed into a veritable battle of faith .
12 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 .
13 ‘ About art and commercialism , ’ said Brian , ‘ what you should say is this : that advertising has developed into a valuable art-form and the big international companies are the art patrons of today , but instead of just keeping one artist the industry employs thousands of talented people . ’
14 A mixture of language ( usually incorporating English or French ) which has developed into a language in its own right .
15 Kevin Wilson was another who had a fine game ; he has developed into a player Northern Ireland can not afford to be without .
16 The preface to any argument for giving history an important position in the school curriculum of the 1990s must be an examination of the way in which history has developed into a multi-skilled discipline which has immense relevance to the general and vocational education of students .
17 But the personalities of the fossil hunters involved have ensured that this protective move by the Ethiopians has developed into an acrimonious tussle .
18 Like the Founder 's Day Service , this too has developed into an impressive annual event .
19 Radioactive water has leaked into a reservoir from a nuclear power plant near Yekaterinburg in Russia .
20 Improved and expanded since opening in the early 70's the marina has matured into a real alternative to the South Coast .
21 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 .
22 Taylor saw for himself on Saturday how the 24-year-old Aston Villa flyer has matured into a player of genuine international potential .
23 To splice a feather back together , after a bird has flown into a barbed wire fence , say , or been in a fight , you have to cut off the damaged feather about ¼ to ½ inch from the base , take a similar feather from a dead bird and cut it to fit .
24 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 ) .
25 ‘ Our friend who got knocked down by a car , Mr Nowak , has fallen into a bad coma and he 's on the critical list . ’
26 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 . ’
27 Since the British challenge made its start in 1987 at four locations , it has blossomed into a major feature of up to six kite meetings each year .
28 And Lake 's recovery will be boosted by the arrival of Lisa , who has booked into an hotel close to the Los Angeles clinic where Lake is recovering .
29 In a period when , as recent events in Los Angeles and elsewhere have shown , the ethnic melting pot has dissolved into a racial meltdown , the clemency of clear understanding is as sought-after as ever .
30 A stolen car has smashed into a bus full of passengers , and burst into flames .
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